State epidemiologist Dr. Joe McLaughlin said an omicron wave in Germany is showing the importance of getting boosted.
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State health officials recommend COVID boosters, flu shots this fall
The new bivalent booster — which increases protection against both the omicron variant and the original coronavirus — has been available for nearly two weeks.
Alaska health officials report Juneau’s 23rd death from COVID-19
Alaska health officials say that a Juneau woman in her 70s has died of COVID-19. It’s not clear when she died.
The latest COVID-19 vaccine boosters have arrived in Juneau
Most people who have had their primary vaccine series are eligible, but children under age 12 are not.
Omicron boosters: Do I need one, and if so, when?
“If you are eligible, there is no bad time to get your COVID-19 booster,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told NPR.
FDA authorizes first revamp of COVID vaccines to target omicron
The new shots from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech target both the original strain of the coronavirus and the omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants that most people are catching now.