Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians have some of the lowest rates of vaccination against COVID-19 in Alaska — and highest rates of hospitalization and death. Community leaders have gotten creative to encourage vaccination.
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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy tests positive for COVID-19
Alaska GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy has tested positive for COVID-19 and is suffering from “mild symptoms,” his office said in a prepared statement Wednesday.
LISTEN: Katie Hurley remembered for charisma, energy and love for Alaska
Alaskans are mourning the loss of one of the last remaining participants in the crafting of the state Constitution, Katie Hurley, who died Sunday at the age of 99.
Alaska’s federal allocation of COVID-19 vaccine will nearly double in March
The federal government’s monthly allocation of COVID-19 vaccine to Alaska will nearly double in March, rising to 103,000 first doses from the 61,000 allocated to the state in February.
Alaska reports first case of rare COVID-19 variant that could evade antibodies
Mutations in the P.1 variant might make it more transmissible and harder for antibodies to recognize, which means vaccination or natural immunity might offer less protection against it.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s chief of staff resigns to become executive at ConocoPhillips
Dunleavy appointed Ben Stevens chief of staff in the summer of 2019, as the governor faced a recall campaign with accumulating momentum and had just finished a bruising first legislative session.
Alaska Native support for Interior nominee puts Murkowski on the spot
Deb Haaland, a Laguna Pueblo tribal member from New Mexico, would be the first Indigenous cabinet secretary. Alaska Native leaders have mounted a big campaign to confirm her.
Alaska’s top tribal health executive has resigned
Andy Teuber has been ANTHC’s president since 2008, and he also serves as chief executive of Kodiak’s tribal health care provider, the Kodiak Area Native Association. Teuber sits on the University of Alaska Board of Regents, as well.
LISTEN: What another summer without cruise ships could mean for Alaska’s economy
Economist Mouhcine Guettabi says the tourism industry will eventually recover, and it’s important to help businesses survive to see that happen.
Dallas Seavey returns to Iditarod after scandal rocked his mushing career
The 33-year-old musher said he’s returning to the Iditarod with a new perspective, and ready to race.