Nearly 3,000 12- to 15-year-olds in Alaska had received their first Pfizer dose as of May 20.
Superintendent John O’Brien spoke with the Clarion about his 16 years of service in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
The Kenai Peninsula Borough also remains in the intermediate alert division.
Numbers still lagged what they were before the pandemic, per state report.
The Soldotna City Council will also consider the repeal of the city’s COVID-19 disaster declaration during their May 26 meeting.
As of Friday afternoon, 53.7% of Alaskans 16 and up had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Those in favor of extending the declaration said it may make the process of accepting federal funds easier and could be rescinded at a later date.
Tourism in Seward dropped between 60% and 80% last year.
A Palmer man in his 60s died.
COVID-19 vaccine appointment scheduling and the data dashboards can still be accessed through covid19.alaska.gov.
The state also saw 56 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total to 66,867.
On Friday, one of the first mass walk-in vaccine clinics on the peninsula was offered at Soldotna Prep School.
10 were identified through death certificate review.
Local business owners say it’s “almost impossible” to fill open positions.
Alaska joins at least 12 other states that have said they will stop providing the extra benefit paid for by the federal government.
The city took a smaller financial hit than initially anticipated.
44.16% of residents 16 and older in the Kenai Peninsula Borough had received at least one dose of their COVID-19 vaccine.
The American Rescue Plan Act established the RRF to provide funding to help restaurants and other eligible businesses keep their doors open.
The spectator limit at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex has fluctuated between 250 and 750 since February.
It now heads to the House.
