JUNEAU – The House Health and Social Services Committee today passed a resolution that would reject the governor’s Executive Order 119, which proposes splitting the Department of Health and Social Services into two distinct agencies. Members of the committee expressed appreciation at collaborative efforts with the administration to find improvements in the services that the […]
March 9, 2021 (Juneau, AK) –Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today announced effective immediately the COVID-19 vaccine is available for all individuals who live or work in Alaska and are age 16 and older, making Alaska the first state in the nation to remove eligibility requirements. “This historic step is yet another nationwide first for Alaska, but […]
DHSS today announced 91 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 90 were residents in: Anchorage (23), Wasilla (22), Bethel Census Area (11), Fairbanks (5), Palmer (5), Chugiak (3), Copper River Census Area (3), Bethel (2), Eagle River (2), Metlakatla (2), Petersburg (2), Utqiaġvik (2), Willow (2) and one each in Homer, Juneau, Kenai, North Pole, Soldotna […]
DHSS today announced 337 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska over the past three days. 323 were residents in: Anchorage (119), Wasilla (68), Fairbanks (31), Palmer (31), Eagle River (22), North Pole (8), Chugiak (6), Delta Junction (4), Soldotna (4), Copper River Census Area (3), Kotzebue (3), Bethel (2), Homer (2), Juneau (2), Kenai Peninsula Borough […]