938 in Haines have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Haines continues to have one of the highest COVID-19 vaccinations rates in the state or country.

“To date, (the Haines Health Center) has given 938 first doses and 316 second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine,” Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) spokesperson Maegan Bosak said.

Alaska leads the nation with 13.3% of the population having received the first dose of the vaccine. Nationwide, the rate is 8%.

SEARHC, which gets the bulk of its COVID-19…