With the global death toll from COVID-19 pandemic now over 900,000, the top infectious disease expert in the United States says that drugmaker AstraZeneca’s suspension of final global trials of its experimental vaccine points to the effectiveness of the safeguards that have been incorporated into the trials. “It’s important to point out that that’s the […]
DHSS today announced 66 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 65 are residents in 12 communities: Anchorage (34), Juneau (11), Fairbanks (7), North Pole (3), Douglas (2), Soldotna (2) and one each for Bethel Census Area, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Homer, Metlakatla, Nome Census Area and Utqiaġvik. One new nonresident case was reported in Prudhoe Bay in the oil […]
DHSS today announced 35 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 35 are residents in 12 communities: Anchorage (17), Fairbanks (4), Juneau (3), Utqiaġvik (2), Wasilla (2) and one each for Homer, Kotzebue, North Pole, Northwest Arctic Borough, Palmer, Sitka and Unalaska. No new nonresident cases were reported. One resident case has been removed […]
Nine chief executives of competing drug companies working to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus jointly said Tuesday they would not seek U.S. government regulatory approval for its use until Phase 3 tests showed it was safe. The statement comes as President Donald Trump has suggested there could be an announcement on a successful […]