Most, but not all of Capital City Fire/Rescue’s career staff signed to get vaccinated. EMS Officer Andrew Pantiskas says the case at the hospital hasn’t changed attitudes much.
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‘I feel kind of like a hero’: Many hands are getting the COVID-19 vaccine to Southeast Alaska
Because the Pfizer vaccine has to be stored at a temperature of minus 70 degrees celsius, SEARHC will store it in freezers at their Sitka headquarters and then fly packages to outlying communities.
Alaska hospitals find bonus COVID-19 vaccine doses in their Pfizer vials
As providers at the Alaska Native Medical Center began injecting workers with the new COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech this week, they started noticing something surprising: Leftover liquid in each five-dose vial, sometimes enough for a full extra dose or even two.
Alaska civics teachers guide students through unusual election year
In a year where the current president has refused to accept the election results, it’s a rare opportunity for students to understand in real time how a centuries-old institution, hotly debated at its creation, continues to function.
Checks of $600 are likely, aid to states is not as Congress negotiates pandemic relief bill
Negotiations are ongoing, but consensus is building for $300 weekly payments to the unemployed and direct payments of $600 to $700 to most Americans.
Officials say Juneau health care worker’s anaphylactic reaction to COVID-19 vaccine was nation’s first
Despite her reaction, the woman was still enthusiastic about the vaccine and was disappointed that she’d lost her opportunity to get a second dose a few weeks later, one of her doctors said.
Sitka church rings bell 300 times, once for every thousand lives lost to the coronavirus
Sitka’s St. Peter’s Episcopal Church rang its churchbell once for every thousand U.S. deaths to the coronavirus. It took 15 minutes.
Moms couldn’t get baby formula in Russian Mission after the postmaster resigned, so they called in the National Guard
Ever since the Russian Mission postmaster resigned, mothers have been left scrambling to get formula.
Dunleavy calls on Alaskans to support neighbors, businesses affected by COVID-19 during holidays
Gov. Mike Dunleavy encouraged Alaskans to shop at local businesses, support charities and help neighbors affected by COVID-19 during the holiday season.
Gov. Dunleavy will get COVID-19 vaccine, but stops short of recommending it for Alaskans
“So I’m going to do what I think is best for me,” Dunleavy said at a news conference on Tuesday. “I would encourage others to do what they believe is best for them.”