Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Tanana Valley Health Clinic and the Denali Center long-term care facility are short staffed as the COVID-19 case surge continues.
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Alaska waters can be teeming with giardia, as this science writer knows too well
Giardia is no joke. Just ask Ned Rozell of the Alaska Science Forum.
Gov. Dunleavy replaces Transportation Commissioner John MacKinnon
Anderson has worked for the department for 20 years. His most recent position was director for the Northern Region. The governor’s office did not provide the reason for John MacKinnon’s departure and said that it doesn’t comment on personnel issues.
Fairbanks hospital to require COVID-19 vaccine for staff as it wrestles with full ICU
Many other Alaska health care providers are also requiring their employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, including Providence Health & Services Alaska, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation.
Fairbanks Pioneer Home reports 8 COVID-19 cases over past month
The Fairbanks Pioneer Home has had four staff and four residents test positive for COVID-19 over the last month, according to the state health department.
Denali Park Road landslide prompts closure and search for long-term fix
A thawing rock glacier underneath a 100-yard section of the road going through Polychrome Pass is causing the road to slump.