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District dashboard to track COVID cases in schools
More than 60 COVID-19 cases have been reported in 22 district schools.
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State health officials: Masking, vaccines best way to keep kids in school
“If you really want to do away with masks, vaccine is the way to do that.”
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State, peninsula COVID-19 cases continue to surge
More than 3,500 COVID-19 cases were reported in Alaska over the last week.
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Hospital opens overflow unit as COVID inpatients reach 24
The state reported 730 new COVID-19 new cases on Thursday
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Dunleavy urges Alaskans to help mitigate hospital strain
The strain isn’t necessarily due to a shortage of hospital beds or ventilators, but a shortage of hospital…
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Borough, cities mull use of relief funds
ARPA funds are in addition to money received through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.
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60 peninsula COVID cases, 2 Soldotna deaths reported
They include a Soldotna man in his 40s and a nonresident woman in her 70s who died in…
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Kenai Peninsula reports 101 new cases
That includes 70 resident cases on the central peninsula.
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Borough mayor promotes debunked COVID treatments
Pierce defends ivermectin as potential virus med, proposes local clinical trials
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Pfizer’s COVID vaccine gets full FDA approval
The Food and Drug Administration gave full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday for people 16…
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Central Peninsula Hospital breaks records for most COVID patients at one time
Central Peninsula Hospital surpassed its record for the most COVID inpatients it has seen in a single day,…
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KPBSD pauses weekly antigen tests for athletes
The district is experiencing “supply chain challenges”
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Businesses balance COVID during summer surge
Doors start closing again due to increasing peninsula case counts.
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‘We have tools, let’s please try to use them’
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink said the surge has imposed challenges on hospitals and health care workers.
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Homer businesses shut down out of COVID-19 concerns
Numerous businesses close for a day or longer for testing of staff as 400th Alaskan dies of COVID-19.
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State to offer 3rd dose for immunocompromised, boosters likely to follow
Safeway issued a press release on Thursday stating that additional doses are available at its pharmacies.
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Officials debunk COVID vaccine misinformation
State doctors say ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine aren’t effective at treating COVID-19.
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Mayor blasts hospital over COVID-19 treatment
Pierce shared anecdotes about what he believed was ineffective emergency room treatment.
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New Biden mandate will require Heritage Place employees to get vaccinated
The mandate could take effect as soon as next month.