Biden also said six new federal medical teams will be dispatched to aid overwhelmed hospitals in six states.
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The flu makes comeback in Alaska amid omicron spike
While 957 flu cases are a lot compared to last year, it’s dwarfed by an average, pre-pandemic, Alaska year.
Fact check: The theory that SARS-CoV-2 is becoming milder
The emergence of a less severe variant like omicron is not a sign that SARS-CoV-2 is evolving into a milder virus that is less able to infect the lungs.
COVID surge in Kodiak is taking a toll on schools, high school moves online
A sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in Kodiak is creating major challenges at the Kodiak Island Borough School District, including forcing Kodiak High School to close for three days this week because of employee absences.
Anchorage schools could temporarily close if COVID, travel and weather leave them too understaffed
Superintendent Deena Bishop said any missed days of school due to staff shortages would be made up throughout the semester.
Alaskans endure air travel anguish as virus and weather leave them stranded
The double whammy affects all domestic airlines, but Alaska Airlines is among the hardest hit, due to heavy snow in Seattle, its hub.
What Alaska’s move to more home COVID tests and fewer lab tests means for managing the pandemic
Home test kit results aren’t necessarily captured in state pandemic data, which impacts other public health systems officials have been using to manage the pandemic.
Hundreds of Alaska Airlines flights in Seattle canceled, delayed by snow
So far, no flights to or from Juneau have been canceled.
COVID is again raging across the U.S. just as Americans gather for the holidays
As many people traveled for the holidays, health officials and state leaders issued serious warnings about the coronavirus as the U.S. experienced record new infections.
Fix the global vaccine rollout or face even worse COVID variants, experts warn
From the early days of the pandemic, public health groups have argued that the only way out of the pandemic is to vaccinate the entire world.