Staff and outside experts attribute the health of these people in the face of their COVID-19 infections primarily to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Nearly 80% of the people who live and work in the facility have received at least one of the shots in the two-shot series.
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Two Juneau students test positive for COVID-19
One of the students who tested positive for COVID-19 played in a basketball tournament in late January.
Juneau’s Wildflower Court reports virus outbreak, most staff and residents vaccinated
Administrator Ruth Johnson says two staff members tested positive last week. They put that part of the home in isolation and tested staff and residents.
Juneau plans for another mass vaccination event
City officials announced Wednesday that seniors aged 65 and older and healthcare workers will be able to sign up for appointments beginning Monday, Feb. 1 at noon. Starting at that same time, anyone who can’t sign up online at juneau.org/vaccine, can call 586-6000 to make an appointment.
Juneau works to make ‘Zoom bombing’ a criminal offense
City officials estimate that there have been about a dozen instances of what’s known as “Zoom bombing” or disrupting a meeting. Zoom bombers have successfully hijacked other public meetings in Alaska and throughout the rest of the world, often with lewd, racist or pornographic material.
Juneau to get more than 1,400 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in February
Those doses of the vaccine will likely not be split equally between each of the local providers.