The Moderna vaccine has at least one big advantage over the Pfizer vaccine that started rolling out in Alaska last week: logistics.
Jeremy Hsieh
Local News Reporter, KTOO
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Newcast – Friday, Dec. 18, 2020
In this newscast: Firefighters and ambulance crews move ahead with COVID-19 vaccinations, the Juneau Assembly limits eligibility for CARES-act funded individual grants, governing majorities still have not coalesced among incoming state lawmakers, the Alaska Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case about the election Rep. Lance Pruitt’s lost, Eielson Air Force Base gets five more of the advanced F-35 warplanes, Northern Dynasty Minerals says it will appeal the Trump administration’s rejection of its mining permit, Juneau’s electric utility is asking for changes to contracts with two big customers.
AELP seeks extension of Hecla deal, wider season to sell power to Princess
Unlike the utility’s 17,000 regular electric customers, Hecla and Princess are interruptible; the utility can only sell Hecla and Princess power after regular customers’ demand is met.
Juneau firefighters unfazed by hospital worker’s severe reaction to vaccine
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.
‘The beginning of the end of the pandemic’: Juneau’s COVID-19 vaccine has arrived
Juneau’s first 975 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived Tuesday afternoon by Alaska Air Cargo.
Weather permitting, Juneau’s COVID-19 vaccine will be here Tuesday
Local officials say that Bartlett Regional Hospital will be the distribution hub for Juneau’s first 975 doses of Pfizer’s vaccine. Hospital staff will be among the first to receive it.
Why Alaska’s sewage isn’t telling us more about COVID-19 in our communities
The conclusions from sewage testing have been pretty binary: Yes, COVID-19 is in your community, or no, it’s not.
Wrongful death lawsuit against Juneau police officer in fatal shooting dropped
The family members of Kelly Stephens agreed to drop the federal case. The family’s lawyers were not ready to comment.
Juneau Assembly to consider local disaster declaration for storm damage
If Juneau officials do declare a local disaster, it adds to the chorus calling for a federal disaster declaration — and federal resources for the recovery.
COVID-19 vaccine coming to Juneau as soon as next week
First responders and long-term care patients will be first in line for the COVID-19 vaccine in Juneau.