The city is holding its first small pop-clinic Friday at a local business.
Alaska coronavirus news
Live updates and information on COVID-19 in Juneau and Alaska
Cases are rising again, but Alaska’s rate of vaccination is slowing
Health officials say the state is still far from reaching herd immunity — a point where enough people are protected from the virus that it no longer spreads easily through the population.
Judge orders state to allow in-person visits for lawyers and jailed clients, whether vaccinated or not
The order comes as misdemeanor trials are set to resume April 19 and felony trials June 1, after being mostly put on pause for more than a year due to the pandemic.
Alaska officials detect case of coronavirus variant, first found in South Africa, that’s less affected by vaccines
A single case of the B.1.351 variant was detected last month in the Anchorage-Mat-Su area.
‘A roller-coaster ride I never wanted’: Ketchikan teachers and students reflect on a tough year
One student said that an overwhelming sense of exhaustion pervaded his school’s campus.
Watch: Juneau officials and public health to give latest community update
Beginning today, April 6, community members will be able to ask questions during the weekly event
New CDC guidance seen as ‘unworkable’ for cruise lines and small port communities
Whether cruise lines will return to Alaska this summer remains an open question, but hope appears to be fading.
Juneau doctors’ group offers chance at cash prize with vaccination
Juneau Emergency Medical Associates put up the prize money to try to nudge people who are on the fence into getting vaccinated.
Hoping for more relief, Ketchikan hires Juneau firm to analyze pandemic losses
The city is projected to face roughly $33 million in revenue losses, but the community was allocated just $1.7 million in direct federal funding.
Kids can’t get vaccinated yet, but Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp is getting ready by registering children age 12-15
YKHC hopes to vaccinate every child aged 12 to 15 in the region once Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is approved for that age group.