Alaska health officials say that a Juneau woman in her 70s has died of COVID-19. It’s not clear when she died.
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Live updates and information on COVID-19 in Juneau and Alaska
The latest COVID-19 vaccine boosters have arrived in Juneau
Most people who have had their primary vaccine series are eligible, but children under age 12 are not.
Omicron boosters: Do I need one, and if so, when?
“If you are eligible, there is no bad time to get your COVID-19 booster,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told NPR.
Updated COVID boosters will be available to Alaskans next week
This is the first booster available to all adults younger than 50 since November 2021.
FDA authorizes first revamp of COVID vaccines to target omicron
The new shots from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech target both the original strain of the coronavirus and the omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants that most people are catching now.
‘God, no, not another case.’ COVID-related stillbirths didn’t have to happen
By the time the CDC specifically recommended the vaccine for pregnant people, in August 2021, the damage had been done.