Council recommends investing settlement money so it can fund opioid abuse recovery efforts in perpetuity.
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Alaska Native and Native American tribes reach proposed settlement in opioid litigation
Anchorage-based lawyer Lloyd Miller represented 120 tribes involved in the lawsuit, and he calls the litigation and outcome historic.
Ketchikan will join a national $26B opioid settlement, but officials say the money won’t go far
Municipalities across the country have until Jan. 2 to join the settlement.
These Anchorage residents waited until August to get a COVID vaccine. Here’s why they’re finally getting the shot.
Nationally, research suggests that there are broadly two groups of people who still haven’t gotten vaccinated: those who say they never will, and those who are waiting to see how others respond to it.
Immunocompromised? The CDC says it might be time to get a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has paved the way for vulnerable Alaskans to get a third “booster” dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Alaska’s rare COVID breakthrough cases are far less worrisome than stalled vaccination rate, experts say
Scientists say the vaccines appear to be only slightly less effective against the delta strain and still provide strong protection from severe disease and death. And research suggests the shots may also make it less likely for vaccinated people to spread the virus even if they test positive.
An Anchorage woman was organizing a vaccine clinic for the Hmong community. Then her sister got gravely ill.
Translator Yeng Tao says it’s getting more and more difficult to find Hmong Alaskans willing to get vaccinated.
Alaska providers pause use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine while feds investigate rare risk of blood clots
While the state of Alaska hasn’t weighed in yet on what an extended delay or potential loss of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine would do to its plans, some providers say it isn’t much of a burden.
Alaska officials detect case of coronavirus variant, first found in South Africa, that’s less affected by vaccines
A single case of the B.1.351 variant was detected last month in the Anchorage-Mat-Su area.
Health experts debunk vaccine rumors at Juneau community Q&A
The panel also addressed the big question that might be on everyone’s mind: When will things get back to normal?