Due to the statewide alert level being at high for two weeks, DHSS will resume updating all dashboards on the data hub on a daily Monday-Friday basis (except for holidays) beginning Monday, Aug. 2. The data summary that is emailed to subscribers and posted to social media will also follow the M-F daily reporting. OVERVIEW […]
OVERVIEW – 526 new cases | 2 deaths | 94 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 52.2% of Alaskans 12+ vaccinated TAKE ACTION – Choosing to get vaccinated is the single most important action you can take to protect yourself and your community and to reopen our economy. Learn more about the CDC’s recommendations for fully vaccinated […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today urged Alaskans to use good judgment and practice common safety measures as Alaska’s limited healthcare infrastructure contends with a high rate of hospitalizations. The call for action comes after leaders from Alaska’s healthcare facilities announced concern with hospitals, especially in southcentral, at capacity and experiencing staffing limits, […]
Public health experts and healthcare workers expressed alarm in May when the CDC released earlier guidance saying vaccinated people no longer needed masks indoors in public places. Amid Covid-19 case surges in parts of the country with low vaccination rates and growing concerns over the highly transmissible Delta variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
“Every one of those deaths is a mark of shame for the governments of countries like the U.K. and Germany who have protected patents over human lives.” More than three million people across the globe have died of Covid-19 in the roughly nine months since India and South Africa first proposed a temporary patent waiver for […]
JUNEAU, AK (July 26, 2021) – Due to increased COVID-19 case positivity in several Southeast Alaska communities, the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) is returning to Phase II of the Tribe’s COVID-19 response plan. Under Phase II, all Tlingit & Haida buildings will be closed to the […]
When we say, “domestic violence is not traditional,” it is to remind Native Americans of a time before colonization. It’s a glimpse into a past when times were good. Instead, our memories only extend to the depths of colonization and the devastating impact it had on our people. Whether we know it or not, our […]
OVERVIEW – 562 new cases | 0 deaths | 96 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 52% of Alaskans 12+ vaccinated TAKE ACTION – Choosing to get vaccinated is the single most important action you can take to protect yourself and your community and to reopen our economy. Learn more about the CDC’s recommendations for fully vaccinated […]
We, as Alaskans have listened to stories from the right and left. We need to make choices for ourselves and for our families. We have watched as the pandemic that has stolen the lives of tens of thousands of people. Now, we watch as the epidemic comes to us once again. We need to mask […]