As Anchorage wades through its worst coronavirus surge yet, school nurses have become a go-to source of information for families.
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400 health care workers on their way to help fight Alaska’s COVID-19 surge
Gov. Mike Dunleavy painted a stark picture of the state’s COVID-19 woes as a surge in cases of the Delta variant put hospitals in crisis mode.
COVID vaccine for kids ages 5 To 11 is safe and effective, Pfizer says
News of the results come as pediatric cases of COVID-19 are increasing amid a nationwide surge of infections.
As Providence moves to crisis care, other Alaska hospitals grow strained
COVID-19 patients, most of whom are unvaccinated, are now using about half of the state’s intensive care beds.
Mu variant fizzling in Alaska
In all, Alaska has recorded 147 cases of mu. Nearly all of them were in May, June and July.
Alaska Senate passes bill aimed at easing COVID-19 strain on hospital, but amends it to oppose vaccine mandates
The House could vote to remove the amendments focused on vaccine mandates before the session ends on Tuesday.
Babies, the delta variant and COVID: what parents need to know
The rate of new cases of COVID-19 among babies and children younger than 4 years old in the U.S. recently surpassed the rate of new cases among adults older than 65
COVID is surging in Kenai Peninsula schools, but district won’t require masks
In the week since the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District started tracking cases, 130 students and staff have tested positive.
Shifting patchwork of COVID policies leaves public employees anxious
Some are worried about catching the virus and bringing it home to their unvaccinated kids. Others are concerned about working with unmasked colleagues in confined spaces.
Breakthrough COVID cases are rising in Alaska. Here’s why — and why vaccines are still ‘amazing’
Alaska’s state epidemiologist says vaccines have proved better than 90% effective against hospitalization and “in the mid-to-high 90 percentage range” against death.