In early 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic, we knew almost nothing about COVID-19. How did it spread? Who would get sick? How could we protect ourselves and each other? We saw hospitals being built and overflowing, first in China, then Italy and New York. Morgues filled across the world as health care facilities […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Wednesday, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and the state’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anne Zink, publicly encouraged every eligible Alaskan to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. The Governor, who contracted and recovered from COVID-19 in February 2021, made the decision to be vaccinated in June. “Alaskans, by working together since early 2020, […]
As an emergency department physician, it saddens me, but I have come to terms with the fact that some people get awful cancers. Or that car accidents can change a person’s life in a split second and trampolines cause the craziest fractures. What I have not been able to come to terms with is […]
Alaskans are not known for accepting limits. The COVID-19 virus has challenged that attitude in ways we never imagined. Despite that, and in the midst of the worst pandemic the world has seen in at least 100 years, our state immediately took action. You started working from home, you homeschooled your children, you ordered […]