Wrangell Sentinel -

SEARHC had more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine than people registered to get the shot as of Tuesday, and is looking for younger people to sign up.

While the state just last week dropped its restrictions on who could receive a vaccination, opening the program to anyone 16 and older, SEARHC, which serves Wrangell and almost 20 other Southeast communities, has offered the shots to the general public the past several weeks.

"Through efficient processes and steady allotments of vaccines, SEARHC staff quickly worked through sequencing groups to reach the general public in mid-February," said Dr. E...