For residents, the shut down of Juneau’s Emergency Operations Center means there will be no more city mandates about masking and crowd sizes.
Health
Moderna wants the FDA to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 6
Moderna is hoping to get the green light to administer a pediatric, low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to under 6 years of age.
City of Nome pays $750K settlement and apologizes to woman after police mishandled her 2017 rape case
The city of Nome has settled a lawsuit with a former police dispatcher after officers mishandled her sexual assault report, her attorneys announced today.
Governor announces official split of Alaska health and social services department
Beginning in July, there will be a Department of Health that would continue to do most of the work of the current department, like overseeing the Medicaid program, and a Department of Family and Community Services, to oversee foster care, juvenile justice, Alaska Pioneer Homes and the Alaska Psychiatric Institute.
Canada will end its COVID testing requirement for vaccinated travelers on April 1
Canada will still require U.S. travelers to complete the ArriveCAN process and show proof of vaccination to enter the country.
State fines Juneau’s Bartlett Hospital for COVID safety violations after whistleblower report
Hospital staff tipped off the state, leading investigators to find the city-owned hospital’s health and safety program inadequate. They issued more than a dozen citations.