COVID-19 cases have been slowly ticking up in the U.S., with the omicron BA.2 subvariant now the dominant strain in the country.
"BA.2"
CDC extends transportation mask mandate until May 3
The mask travel requirement had been set to expire this coming Monday.
Another booster? A vaccine for omicron? Here’s what could be next for COVID vaccines
So far, an omicron version of the COVID-19 vaccine hasn’t produced very promising results in early testing.
The BA.2 strain now makes up nearly half of Alaska COVID cases
Statewide, 59.6% of Alaskans are fully vaccinated. Local rates range from 79.6% in the Juneau region to 42% in the Matanuska-Susitna region.
The FDA is expected to authorize 2nd boosters for people 50 and up
The Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize the additional booster shots without holding a meeting of its independent vaccine advisors.
Omicron subvariant BA.2 gaining ground in Alaska
Case counts and hospitalizations have been on a downward trend, currently sitting at about a tenth of the peak case count in January.