Health officials are asking Alaskans to get their COVID-19 vaccine boosters and redouble other precautions as they brace for the arrival of the new omicron variant.
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Alaska health officials share recommendations for second holiday season with COVID-19
Dr. Anne Zink recommends over-the-counter COVID tests if someone in your holiday gathering is immunocompromised, or if there will be a large group of people in attendance.
Alaskans we’ve lost to COVID: Teresa Maria Pope, Chida-mom
Gina remembers her mom for her warmth and her laugh and so many of the little things, too: Her mom reading “Archie” comics to her, her mom’s smile as she watched her kids ride their bikes and her love of riding in the car.
Conservative Alaska lawmakers hear from constituents about ivermectin, vaccines
Dozens of Alaskans shared frustration and anger over pandemic restrictions, COVID-19 vaccines and what they see as the medical community’s suppression of alternative treatments for the virus at a gathering Monday at Anchorage Baptist Temple.
Voice-only telehealth may go away with pandemic rules expiring
The rules that temporarily expanded the use of audio-only telehealth service are rapidly shifting.
Alaska medical board gets earful from public over unproven COVID treatments, misinformation
During an hour of sharply-divided testimony, more than two dozen Alaskans largely took one of two sides: They either pleaded with the board to allow doctors to keep prescribing drugs like ivermectin to treat COVID-19, which federal regulators have warned against or they asked the board to take a clearer stand against misinformation related to the virus.