Alaska opens vaccines to residents 16 and up, the first state to drop nearly all eligibility requirements
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Starting this week, Alaskans 16 and up can make an appointment to receive the Pfizer vaccine. The Moderna vaccine and the Johnson & Johnson single-shot are available to residents 18 years and older.
It's the first state in the US to remove nearly every eligibility requirement for the Covid-19 vaccine -- a milestone possible, the state's chief medical officer said, because of the state's success in vaccinating vulnerable Alaskans. "Soon this virus will be a preventable disease, if people choose to get vaccinated," said Dr. Anne Zink of Alaska's Department of Health and Social Services in a Tuesday news conference. "This is our shot to end the pandemic."
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