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 […]
WASHINGTON, DC—March 8, 2021—The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) released its annual Legislative and Policy Agenda listing Tribal health-related administrative and legislative requests for 24 issues areas ranging from COVID-19 response and recovery and increased telehealth capacity to full funding for the Indian Health Service and improving water and sanitation infrastructure as an integral public […]