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Vaccine Eligbility Expanded to 55+, Essential Workers, Persons with Medical Conditions and Multigenerational Housing

By Clinton Bennett | Alaska Department of Health and Social Services on Mar 3, 2021 Featured, Health, State

March 3, 2021 ANCHORAGE – The State of Alaska Vaccine Task Force has today significantly expanded the criteria for who is eligible to receive state-allocated COVID-19 vaccine. Those newly eligible can now sign up for an open vaccine appointment in their community. If you are not finding an open appointment in the community where you […]

Alcohol Flying Off Shelves at ‘Essential’ US Liquor Stores

By Deborah Block | VOA on May 13, 2020 Featured, Health, National, National/World

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Business is booming for alcohol in the United States during the coronavirus pandemic as Americans on lockdown battle boredom and anxieties at home. “People who would usually buy one bottle of wine are going out the door with several bottles, or even a case,” said Davis Wills, a manager at […]