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A sign on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, on the Sterling Highway near Soundview Avenue announces the availability of COVID-19 vaccines in Homer, Alaska, . (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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New report says Pfizer, Moderna vaccines can prevent infection and not just serious illness or death.

South Peninsula Hospital expects more than 2,000 doses in April

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Homer has seen no new COVID-19 cases in 14 days

Alert level remains high with 19.93 cases per 100,000.

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State: 210 new COVID-19 cases

Two additional deaths were reported Tuesday

The Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 shortly after it arrived at the South Peninsula Hospital on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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More than a quarter of peninsula residents have gotten at least 1 vaccine dose

South Peninsula Hospital expects more than 2,000 doses in April

Family practice physician Christina Tuomi, D.O., (right) gets Homer’s first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine from Emergency Department nurse Steve Hughes (left) on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska. Tuomi has been the hospital’s medical lead throughout the pandemic. (Photo courtesy Derotha Ferraro/South Peninsula Hospital)

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Vaccine hesitancy among local health care workers mirrors national trends

CPH will continue to follow up with employees to see if they are interested in being vaccinated.

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State: 1 new death and 177 new COVID-19 cases

Peninsula remains at intermediate alert level

The Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 shortly after it arrived at the South Peninsula Hospital on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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More vaccines coming to Homer

South Peninsula Hospital set to receive an additional 350 Pfizer doses

Gov. Mike Dunleavy addresses Alaskans during a remote press conference on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Dunleavy announced that the COVID-19 vaccine is now available to all Alaskans who want it. (Screenshot)

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‘A gigantic milestone’: Alaska becomes 1st state to open vaccines to everyone

The state announced the change Tuesday

City of Homer Recreation Manager Mike Illg, who is in the planning section of Homer's Unified Command Mass Vaccination PODs, stands on the upper level of Homer High School overlooking the Commons during a vaccine clinic on Friday, March 5, 2021 in Homer, Alaska. Providing more than 500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to local residents, it was the Unified Command's largest mass clinic to date. (Photo courtesy Derotha Ferraro/South Peninsula Hospital)

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Vaccination efforts increasing locally

Johnson and Johnson vaccine makes it way here; CDC updates recommendations

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a Friday, May 1, 2020 press conference in the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)

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Alaska becomes first state to offer COVID-19 vaccines to anyone 16 and older

Check this list of local providers and pharmacies for an appointment

The Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 shortly after it arrived at the South Peninsula Hospital on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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State opens next vaccination tier

More than 23% of peninsula residents have gotten first vaccine dose

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State: 189 new COVID-19 cases

Peninsula remains at intermediate alert level

Tracy Silta (left) administers a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to Melissa Linton during a vaccine clinic at Soldotna Prep School on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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District vaccine clinic sees large turnout

The clinic was targeted specifically to KPBSD staff