State reports 23 new COVID-19 cases for Juneau & 53 additional deaths statewide

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) reports 23 new residents in the Juneau community identified with COVID-19 for November 6 thru November 8. There are currently five people with COVID-19 hospitalized at Bartlett Regional Hospital.

The Juneau School District reports one new individual at Floyd Dryden Middle School who’s tested positive for COVID-19 and was infectious while in school. No classes are quarantined as a result. COVID-19 cases related to schools are posted on juneauschools.org (click on the green “COVID-19 Cases” block).

Statewide, DHSS reports 1,387 new people identified with COVID-19 – 1,370 are residents and 17 are nonresidents – in the past three days. The state also reports 53 deaths discovered through death certificate review – five that occurred in August, 31 in September, 16 in October, and one death that occurred in November – bringing the total number of resident deaths to 764 and nonresident deaths to 30.

Alaska has had 138,161 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 5,312 nonresidents.

November 8th, 2021|

Watch COVID-19 Community Update on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 4 p.m.

A representative from the Alaska Department of Health & Social Services will join Juneau Emergency Operations Center Incident Commander Robert Barr and City Manager Rorie Watt to provide an update on the status of COVID-19 in Juneau on Tuesday, November 9 at 4 p.m.

After a brief presentation, a portion of the COVID-19 Community Update will be devoted to questions from the community submitted during the live update and ahead of time. Members of the press also have an opportunity to ask questions.

There are three ways to join the Tuesday, November 9 update:

The public is encouraged to submit questions during the event by typing the question into the Q&A box on Zoom. All COVID-19 Community Updates are recorded and available on vimeo.com/cbjuneau to watch anytime.

Aside from this update, community members can always find COVID-19 information relevant to Juneau here:

November 8th, 2021|

Why to vaccinate: Dr. Joy Neyhart

“I am so happy that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5-11. Now, more Americans will be protected from COVID infection, and immunized children will be able to safely interact with older family and community members. Vaccine safety evidence shows the risk of illness due to COVID far outweighs the risk of any temporary vaccine side effects. Choosing to vaccinate our children is choosing to protect not only them but the entire community.”

Dr. Joy Neyhart is a pediatrician at Rainforest Pediatric Care in Juneau. CBJ and partners are holding free vaccine clinics for ages 5-11 this week, starting today. See details and register your kid at juneau.org/vaccine.

Later this week, Dr. Neyhart will be part of a panel of Alaska pediatricians answering parents’ questions and replying to concerns about the children’s COVID-19 vaccine. Learn more about the Thursday night discussion, hosted by Alaska Children’s Trust and American Academy of Pediatrics Alaska Chapter, here.

November 8th, 2021|

State reports 17 new COVID-19 cases for Juneau

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) reports 17 new residents in the Juneau community identified with COVID-19 for November 5. There are currently four people with COVID-19 hospitalized at Bartlett Regional Hospital.

The Juneau School District reports one new individual at Riverbend Elementary School who’s tested positive for COVID-19 and was infectious while in school. No classes were quarantined as a result. COVID-19 cases related to schools are posted on juneauschools.org (click on the green “COVID-19 Cases” block).

Statewide, DHSS reports 870 new people identified with COVID-19 – 860 are residents and 10 are nonresidents. The state also reports one recent death – a male Anchorage resident in his 70s – bringing the total number of resident deaths to 714. Alaska has had 136,822 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 5,296 nonresidents.

November 5th, 2021|

COVID-19 vaccine registration for ages 5-11 is open now; clinics start Monday

COVID-19 vaccine registration for kids ages 5-11 is available now at juneau.org/vaccine or 586-6000. Sign up your child for the two-dose pediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Pediatric vaccine clinics in Juneau are on:

  • Monday, November 8, 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Marie Drake Building
  • Monday, November 8, 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Floyd Dryden Middle School
  • Tuesday, November 9, 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Mendenhall River Community School
  • Tuesday, November 9, 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School
  • Thursday, November 11, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Riverbend Elementary School

Second dose clinics will take place end of November/early December.

Please note the following:

  • Flu vaccine will also be available, as an add-on, for parents who would like their child to receive a flu shot at the same time.
  • While all clinics are open to all children ages 5-11 (the child does not have to be enrolled in the Juneau School District), more time per appointment has been allocated to the clinics at Marie Drake, Mendenhall River, and Riverbend. Parents of younger children (5-8), or any child who may need additional time, are encouraged to sign up for appointments at those locations.
  • Youth ages 5-11 must be accompanied by a parent/legal guardian or a caregiver. If a parent/legal guardian isn’t able to be there, a caregiver is required to bring a printed and completed parent permission formto the clinic appointment.
  • If you are registering multiple children for the same clinic but are unable to get appointments at the same time, please feel free to bring all of your children at any one child’s appointment time. Please still register each child who will be receiving a vaccine for the clinic.
  • If your child has a reaction from the vaccine and feels sick, please keep your child home from school. In this situation, your child does not need a negative COVID-19 test to return to school. If you have questions, please contact your child’s school.

Possible side effects from the pediatric vaccine include pain, redness, and swelling on the arm where your child got the shot, as well as tiredness, headache, muscle pain, chills, fever, and nausea throughout the rest of their body. These side effects may affect your child’s ability to do daily activities, but they should go away in a few days. Some people have no side effects and severe allergic reactions are rare.

Learn more about COVID-19 vaccines for children from this CDC webpage or this Alaska Health and Social Services information sheet.

For more information, call 586-6000 or email [email protected].

November 5th, 2021|
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