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Austin to governors: Guard troops must get COVID-19 vaccine

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press
Jan 31, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in letters to seven governors, is reaffirming the need for members of their states' Army and…

Hong Kong to kill 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19

By ZEN SOO Associated Press
Jan 18, 2022

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested po…

Alaska ER doctor’s paintings follow passage of pandemic

By MICHAEL ARMSTRONG Homer News
Updated Sep 16, 2022

HOMER, Alaska (AP) — First Friday art talks usually become passive affairs, with artists discussing their works as visitors politely watch and…

At-home COVID-19 test kits being distributed across Alaska

Dec 27, 2021

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Communities across Alaska will have thousands of free at-home COVID-19 test kits to distribute during the holidays, offi…

Alaska to stop offering COVID-19 tests at state's airports

Dec 23, 2021

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — COVID-19 tests will no longer be offered at Alaska's airports as of Jan. 31 because the state is not renewing its contra…

Anchorage School Board keeps mask requirement until Jan. 15

Dec 22, 2021

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Anchorage School Board has reversed the superintendent’s decision to make masking optional when students return f…

Anchorage school district to make masks optional in new year

Associated Press
Dec 20, 2021

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's largest school district is dropping its requirement that students and staff wear face masks in school buildi…

347 new Covid cases and two deaths reported Wednesday in Alaska

DHSS Press Release
Dec 15, 2021

Reporting data for 12 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. Dec. 13-14, 2021

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Alaska health officials urge vaccinations as omicron spreads

Associated Press
Dec 6, 2021

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska health officials are urging people to get vaccines and boosters as the omicron variant continues to spread across…

Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in 10 states, including Alaska

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press
Nov 30, 2021

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked President Joe Biden’s administrationfrom enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate …

Feeling grateful this Thanksgiving for the COVID vaccines

By Dr. Anne Zink
Updated Sep 16, 2022

I hope that as you read this, you are spending time this holiday weekend with friends and family and finding time to do whatever it is that re…

152 Covid cases and 2 deaths reported in Alaska Tuesday

DHSS Press Release
Nov 23, 2021

OVERVIEW – 152 new cases | 2 deaths | 102 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 55% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated

Alaska reports 20 virus-related deaths, 12 from October

Associated Press
Nov 21, 2021

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state health department Friday reported 20 additional resident deaths related to COVID-19 dating to April, though mo…

Alaska health officials say virus case numbers trending down

Associated Press
Nov 19, 2021

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State health officials expressed cautious optimism Thursday about lower COVID-19 case numbers in Alaska following an ext…

Times Square is back open on New Year's Eve — with vax proof

Associated Press
Nov 16, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — Crowds will once again fill New York's Times Square this New Year's Eve, with proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for revel…

Alaska doctors seek COVID-19 misinformation investigation

Associated Press
Nov 15, 2021

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska doctors plan to ask the State Medical Board to investigate concerns about the spread of misinformation about C…

How to choose a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot

By Tina Hesman Saey Science News
Nov 12, 2021

Read the original version of this story at sciencenews.org

No, COVID-19 vaccines won’t make you infertile, but getting coronavirus can

By Tina Hesman Saey Science News
Updated Sep 16, 2022

The World Health Organization has warned that the globe is dealing with two pandemics. One is the spread of the coronavirus, but the other, eq…

Alaska hospital leader hopeful about virus hospitalizations

Associated Press
Nov 11, 2021

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The leader of Alaska's hospital association cited a recent decline in hospitalizations related to COVID-19 as a possi…

53 Covid deaths reported in Alaska over the weekend

DHSS Press Release
Nov 9, 2021

COVID-19 DATA SUMMARY – Nov. 8, 2021

Department of the Air Force nears 97% AD vaccination rate

By Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs
Nov 8, 2021

WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Yesterday marked the Department of the Air Force’s deadline for active duty component Airmen and Guardians to receive th…

US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4

By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press
Nov 4, 2021

Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get te…

499 Covid cases and six deaths reported Tuesday in Alaska

DHSS Press Release
Nov 2, 2021

Reporting data for 12 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. Nov. 1, 2021OVERVIEW – 499 new cases | 6 deaths | 196 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high |…

Virus continues its rampage; some hospitals 50-60 percent full with COVID-19 patients

By Tim Bradner
Updated Sep 16, 2022

COVID-19 infections rose again statewide after a brief dip while hospitals remain stressed, state health officials said in a briefing Oct. 28.

753 Covid cases and 11 deaths Tuesday in Alaska

DHSS Press Release
Oct 26, 2021

OVERVIEW – 753 new cases | 11 deaths | 241 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 60% of Alaskans 12+ vaccinated

COVID cases falling, but trouble signs arise as winter looms

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press
Oct 25, 2021

Tumbling COVID-19 case counts have some schools around the U.S. considering relaxing their mask rules, but deaths nationally have been ticking…

1,686 new COVID cases and 5 deaths reported in Alaska on Monday

DHSS Press Release
Oct 25, 2021

OVERVIEW – 1,686 new cases | 5 deaths | 236 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 59.9% of Alaskans 12+ vaccinated

877 COVID cases and 6 deaths Friday in Anchorage

DHSS Press Release
Oct 22, 2021

OVERVIEW – 877 new cases | 6 deaths | 232 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 59.7% of Alaskans 12+ vaccinated

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in kids

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press
Oct 22, 2021

Kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear safe and nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections in 5- to 11-year-olds, a…

COVID-19 vaccinations rise statewide but Mat-Su still lags; trend reflected in infections, hospitalizations

By Tim Bradner
Oct 22, 2021

COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths continue in Alaska but vaccinations, which medical experts say will end the pandemic, are slo…

Roehl and Behymer are Alaska Chamber’s Give AK a Shot vaccine incentive sweepstakes awards week six winners

Press Release
Oct 21, 2021

Leo Roehl (Dillingham) and Katelyn Behymer (Anchorage) are the week six winners of the Alaska Chamber’s Give AK a Shot sweepstakes. Roehl win…

Covid and the Libertarian nightmare

By David Cheezem
Updated Sep 16, 2022

Nothing illustrates the libertarian dream better than the barn-raising: word gets out in a community that a neighbor needs help building a bar…

Alaska reports 65 virus-related deaths, 659 for pandemic

Associated Press
Oct 20, 2021

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state health department on Tuesday reported 65 Alaska resident deaths related to COVID-19, with the highest number o…

2,842 Covid cases and 66 deaths reported Oct. 15-18 in Alaska

DHSS Press Release
Oct 19, 2021

OVERVIEW – 2,842 new cases | 66 deaths | 213 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 59.5% of Alaskans 12+ vaccinated

US expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shots

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press
Oct 19, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster doses this week in an effort to pro…

As deaths rise, Russian doctors despair at low vaccine rate

By KOSTYA MANENKOV and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press
Oct 19, 2021

MOSCOW (AP) — Dr. Georgy Arbolishvili doesn’t need to see government statistics or hear about the records being broken every day for infection…

Powell's age and cancer bout left him vulnerable to COVID

Associated Press
Oct 18, 2021

Despite getting vaccinated against COVID-19, Colin Powell remained vulnerable to the virus because of his advanced age and history of cancer, …

Don Young urges vaccination in new ads

Associated Press
Updated Sep 16, 2022

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The longest-serving Republican in the U.S. House is appearing in a new round of ads urging Alaskans to get vaccinated ag…

Immunize when you winterize: An annual flu shot plus the COVID-19 vaccine protects Alaskans and our health care system, too

By Dr. Anne Zink
Updated Nov 25, 2022

This year’s early snowfall was a reminder that winter is on its way. Alaskans are moving fast to put on snow tires and dig out ice scrapers. C…

Anchorage mask rule in effect after override of mayor's veto

Associated Press
Oct 15, 2021

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The governing body of Alaska’s largest city has overridden the mayor’s veto of an emergency order instituting a mask …

Municipality of Anchorage Increases COVID-19 Testing

Mayor's Office Press Release
Oct 15, 2021

Today, Mayor Dave Bronson announced that starting Monday, October 18th, the Municipality of Anchorage will increase testing hours for COVID-1…

Assembly Overrides Mayor’s Veto – EO 2021-3 Still in Effect

Anchorage Assembly Press Release
Oct 15, 2021

At a Special Meeting to address the Mayor’s veto of Emergency Ordinance No. EO 2021-3, the Anchorage Assembly voted to overturn the veto and …

Bronson's response to Assembly's override of his veto on mask mandate

Mayor's Office Press Release
Oct 15, 2021

Today, Mayor David Bronson issued the following statement in response to the Anchorage Assembly’s override of his veto of the misleading emerg…

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