Alaska Has the Highest Covid-19 Vaccination Rate of All 50 States
Tuesday, Alaska reports that more than 17,000 people have received both doses of their COVID-19 vaccine, and more than 80,000 people have gotten at least one of the shots in the series. (Photo: Dr. Anne Zink)
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Alaska now has the most Covid-19 vaccinations per capita of all the states in the USA.
In an interview with Alaska Public Media, Dr. Anne Zink, the state’s Chief Medical Officer, credits Alaska’s communities for working together to get people vaccinated quickly.
She says Alaska is getting more doses of the vaccine because of additional allotments for the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Indian Health Service.
“We have the highest veterans per capita population. We have a large military presence. And we have a large Indigenous population, with over 229 sovereign tribes,” Zink says.
On Thursday, the state reported that more than 14,000 people have received both doses of their Covid-19 vaccine. More than 67,000 people have gotten at least one of the shots in the series.
