One Democratic lawmaker said Republicans’ plot to shut down the federal government over a vaccination rule is “extraordinarily cynical and dangerous.” Congressional Republicans on Wednesday refused to drop their threat to shut down the federal government over President Joe Biden’s coronavirus vaccination requirements for employers, even after the first case of the Omicron variant was detected in the […]
OVERVIEW – 336 new cases | 1 death | 76 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 55% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated NOTE – Please note that starting Monday, Dec. 6, the Alaska COVID-19 Information Hub and the data dashboards will update three times per week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. This COVID-19 data summary will also transition to the […]
OVERVIEW – 183 new cases | 2 deaths | 82 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 55% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated TAKE ACTION – Choosing to get vaccinated is the single most important action you can take to protect yourself and your community and to keep our economy strong. Learn more about the vaccines at covidvax.alaska.gov and the CDC’s recommendations […]
(Anchorage, AK) – A U.S. District Court judge Monday issued an injunction to stop the federal government’s broad and overreaching vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, a victory for Alaska and nine other states that sued to block the requirement. The states sued the federal government earlier this month, maintaining that the mandate was unconstitutional under […]