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Alaska coronavirus news
Live updates and information on COVID-19 in Juneau and Alaska
Haines area residents are getting vaccinated at nearly 10 times the national rate
Over the course of two days, the Haines Health Center ceased normal appointments to give about 600 people from Haines and Klukwan their first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Worth the wait: More than 1,000 people in Juneau vaccinated against COVID-19 during weekend clinic
By the end of the weekend, City Emergency Manager Robert Barr said about 10% of Juneau’s eligible population would be vaccinated.
Free legal help line in Alaska expects lots of pandemic related questions this year
Because of COVID-19, this year’s free legal clinic for Alaskans will be done differently and it will likely tackle issues related to the pandemic.
Douglas students return to school, but some families are opting out
About 1,200 — or one-third — of students have returned to face-to-face classes this week.
Haines Health Center offering COVID-19 vaccine to all adult patients
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium is now offering COVID-19 vaccines to anyone over the age of 18 in Haines who wants one. Vaccinations for the expanded pool of patients will begin this week.
Poll: Nearly half of Alaska Republicans won’t get COVID-19 vaccine
National experts have warned that hesitancy to take the vaccine could undermine how effective the overall vaccination effort is.
Independent doctors and nurses in Ketchikan say state’s vaccine plan left them out at first
A state health department committee tasked with setting priorities for vaccination, the Alaska Vaccine Advisory Committee, decided the first wave should go to hospital employees regardless of their position.
Gov. Dunleavy issues fourth COVID-19 disaster declaration for Alaska
While some lawmakers have expressed concern that the governor has issued multiple declarations without the Legislature meeting, no one has sued to try to block them.
Angoon elder lost to the coronavirus remembered as a bearer of Tlingit culture and language
George Nelson Jr. lived as one of 600 or so residents of Angoon, where he devoted himself to his community and his family.