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Why I got vaccinated: Dylan Sowa

“I got vaccinated because I want to help get this whole thing over and get back to normal. I’m looking forward to traveling, hanging out with friends, and not having to wear a mask when I play hockey.”

Dylan Sowa, age 14, is an eighth grader at Montessori Borealis. He got the first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at SEARHC on Thursday, May 13. He encourages all his friends and peers to get one, too: “Just go get it; it will only help.”

Public Health, Bartlett Regional Hospital, and CBJ are holding vaccine clinics today for youth ages 12-18 at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain High School 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. If you didn’t sign up your kid, the clinics are also open to walk-ins. Youth must be accompanied by a guardian. Learn about more clinics for ages 12-18 happening on Monday here.

May 14th, 2021|

CBJ reports one new COVID-19 case in Juneau

The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting one new resident identified with COVID-19 in Juneau. Public Health attributes the case to secondary transmission. All seven cases in the private event cluster have recovered. The new case today is associated with the small party cluster, bringing the total number of cases to eight with one recovered.

Cumulatively, Juneau has had 1,317 residents test positive for COVID-19 and 158 nonresidents. There are 15 active cases in Juneau and 1,455 individuals have recovered. All individuals with active cases of COVID-19 are in isolation.

Statewide, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reports 82 new people identified with COVID-19 – 81 are residents and one is a nonresident. Alaska has had 66,574 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 2,777 nonresidents.

May 13th, 2021|

Juneau’s 14-day COVID-19 recap: April 26 – May 9

Over the 14-day period from April 26 to May 9, there were 38 people in Juneau who tested positive for COVID-19 (that’s the same number of cases as the previous two weeks):

18 percent of the cases were associated with a cluster that was a result of a private gathering. There were seven identified cases with that cluster.
Public Health attributed 47 percent of cases to secondary transmission, 18 percent to community spread, 11 percent to out-of-state travel, and 24 percent of the cases remain under investigation.
95 percent of cases were contacted for contact tracing within 24 hours of a positive test being returned.
Disease spread is proportionally higher among individuals under the age of 19 and less prevalent in those over the age of 60. There is case positivity among various racial groups (the category of individuals who self-identify as white is highest with 19), and more cases in males than females (60 percent/40 percent).

The community continues to see COVID-19 transmit via community spread, secondary infection, and travel. Two variants of concern have been identified in Juneau (B1.1.7 and P1).

Vaccine update:

59.2 percent of the total population of Juneau has received at least 1 dose of vaccine and 53.7 percent has completed the vaccine series.
93.6 percent of the population in Juneau age 65+ has received at least one dose of vaccine and 89.4 percent has completed the vaccine series.

Read the full Emergency Operations Center Report, which included this weekly recap, as well as other reports here.

May 13th, 2021|

Why I got vaccinated: Wade Bryson

“I’m proud to be fully vaccinated because it means protecting myself, my family, and my community. The sooner everyone gets vaccinated, the faster our economy recovers, and things can go back to normal. Juneau has had great success combatting the pandemic. Let’s keep it up.”

Wade Bryson is a Juneau Assembly member, business owner, and the voice of Problem Corner on KINY.

Find out how to get your vaccine here or by calling 586-6000.

May 12th, 2021|

CBJ reports one new COVID-19 case in Juneau

The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting one new resident identified with COVID-19 in Juneau. Public Health attributes the case to out-of-state travel. The cluster associated with a private event remains at seven cases, now with six recovered. The cluster associated with a small party is still at seven active cases.

Cumulatively, Juneau has had 1,316 residents test positive for COVID-19 and 158 nonresidents. There are 19 active cases in Juneau and 1,450 individuals have recovered. All individuals with active cases of COVID-19 are in isolation. There is currently one person with COVID-19 hospitalized at Bartlett Regional Hospital.

Statewide, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) reports 84 new people identified with COVID-19 – 83 are residents and one is nonresidents. The state also reports two deaths – a male Fairbanks resident in his 70s and a male Fairbanks resident in his 80s – bringing the total number of resident deaths to 347. Alaska has had 66,491 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 2,776 nonresidents.

May 12th, 2021|