The new strategy is meant to balance protecting people this summer with keeping people safe next winter, when the country may get hit by yet another surge.
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No cases of monkeypox in Alaska yet, but health officials are readying for the disease’s arrival
Alaska state health officials are educating public health nurses and other health care providers in how to identify, test and treat monkeypox cases.
Trump rallies his Alaska faithful against Murkowski, for Tshibaka and Palin
Former President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Anchorage Saturday, making good on a pledge to come to Alaska and punish U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski for turning against him in his last days in office.
Federal Reserve chairman Powell says recession ‘a possibility’ but not likely
The central bank is under growing pressure to combat inflation, which hit a four-decade high of 8.6% in May.
CDC clears the way for vaccinations for children 6 months to 5 years old
An independent panel of advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted on Saturday to recommend vaccinating all children in the age group with one of two separate COVID-19 vaccines.
There’s a nationwide Sriracha shortage, and climate change may be to blame
The company that makes Sriracha told customers it will have to stop making the sauce for the next few months due to “severe weather conditions affecting the quality of chili peppers.”