Paramedics will stay in touch with patients once they’ve seen them, so they don’t fall through the cracks after that first visit.
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Providers are still waiting for guidance on COVID boosters
The Biden administration set a goal of Sept. 20 for booster shots to be available to the general public. But that date has been in flux as officials and scientists debate the merits of a third shot.
Advocates of unproven COVID treatment dominate Kenai Borough Assembly meeting
Several physicians warned there isn’t enough evidence to prove ivermectin is safe for COVID-19 patients.
Kenai Borough mayor promotes virus misinformation, unproven treatments for COVID-19
Several local doctors wrote in letters to the editor last week that the mayor’s comments undermine steps they’ve been taking to fight the pandemic.
James Fisher, elected to Alaska’s first Legislature in 1959, dies of COVID-19
Fisher was deeply involved with local causes and was famously committed to the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank, where he was inducted into its hall of fame.
With little government action, Kenai Peninsula businesses forced to enforce mask rules
The general manager of Alyeska Tire estimates that nearly half of his potential customers turn around when they see they have to wear masks inside his business.
Across Alaska, as the pandemic sends more staff home, hospitals prepare for the worst
More and more workers are out sick or quarantining. At the same time, more patients with coronavirus are filling hospital beds.
Hospitals bring the ballot bedside
Each election, a Central Peninsula Hospital staff member picks up and delivers ballots for those who can’t vote in person.
As COVID-19 spikes in Alaska, Kenai Peninsula emerges as virus hotspot
While the Kenai transforms into a tourism and fishing hub during the summer, officials there don’t blame the high case rate on any particular factor.
State ends Wellpath contract to run psychiatric institute, could open up contract for bids
The company will continue to work at the facility through December. The state also has hired a contractor to study whether it makes sense to privatize API.