A lot of potential COVID-19 vaccinators aren’t ready to do it, are opting not to, or don’t have vaccines yet.
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Live updates and information on COVID-19 in Juneau and Alaska
Juneau offers COVID-19 vaccine clinic for eligible health care workers and residents 65 and older
People 65 and older and healthcare workers who haven’t already been vaccinated can sign up for an appointment Jan. 15-17.
LISTEN: Alaska jobs expected to return slowly in 2021
According to the Alaska Department of Labor, the worst of the pandemic job loss is over for now. Economist Karinne Wiebold said Alaska is expected to add jobs in 2021, but slowly.
Anchorage to open mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic for eligible residents
State officials say similar mass vaccination clinics are planned for Juneau, Fairbanks and the Mat-Su.
In Alaska, public health has a deep history of adventure and the COVID-19 vaccine is living up to it
Vials have been airlifted to villages chartered planes. Others were driven through choppy seas on a water taxi. And some of the clinicians giving shots in rural Alaska were even shuttled around villages on sleds, pulled behind snowmachines.
State offers few details on efforts to bring cruise ships safely back to Alaska in 2021
A working group to reboot the cruise industry in Alaska is in the works, says Alaska’s commissioner for health and social services. But those working most closely with the cruise industry say they’re not in the loop.
With teachers next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine, some in Anchorage want to postpone face-to-face instruction
The state’s vaccine allocation committee departed from national recommendations, opting to vaccinate people over 65 before some essential workers. That means teachers under 65 will have to wait longer for vaccinations.
Digital divide interrupts education on the Lower Kuskokwim
COVID-19 lockdowns have left students and their families navigating new technology on their own.
As COVID-19 canceled live events, Anchorage residents went analog
“[Families] didn’t go places. They aren’t going to movies to spend little bits. They aren’t spending as much at restaurants. They aren’t doing all these other things. But they can stay at home and build models and play with RC Cars and planes.”
After New Year’s gathering, 4 Unalaska fish plant workers test positive for COVID-19
The UniSea fish plant in Unalaska is under partial lockdown and has shut down all non-essential work after four employees tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday.