Capstone continues to offer free COVID-19 vaccines at Juneau airport every day

Capstone Clinic continues to offer free COVID-19 vaccines at the Juneau International Airport seven days a week, now during the hours of 10:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Simply walk in or make an appointment at www.covidsecureapp.com/capstonevax.html. Capstone Clinic is contracted by the State of Alaska to administer COVID-19 vaccines to anyone in Juneau – ages five to adult – at the Juneau airport.

Capstone offers the following vaccines and boosters at the Juneau International Airport:

  • Pediatric Pfizer vaccine for ages 5 – 11
  • Pfizer vaccine and booster for ages 12 and up
  • Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines and boosters for ages 18 and up
  • Additional Pfizer shot for immunocompromised people ages 12 and up
  • Additional Moderna shot for immunocompromised people ages 18 and up

Individuals using short-term parking at the Juneau airport to get a COVID-19 vaccine or booster will get their parking ticket validated. Bring your parking ticket inside and a Capstone Clinic staff will stamp it for free parking.

Also, if you are getting a second dose or booster, please bring your vaccination card with you.

For more information, contact Capstone Clinic at 907-694-9523 option 2.

February 7th, 2022|

Reestablished COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies go into effect Feb. 9

The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly last month passed an ordinance reestablishing the City and Borough of Juneau COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies. The reestablished strategies go into effect Wednesday, February 9, and expire April 30, unless terminated earlier. Read the ordinance and the strategies here.

COVID-19 continues to spread quickly in Juneau, impacting families, businesses, and the medical system. The COVID-19 mitigation strategies are a set of guidelines on masking, large gatherings, restaurants/bars, personal services, gyms, and travel that are tied to the city’s current risk level. Under the ordinance, Juneau’s risk level can be classified as Fully Open, Minimal, Moderate, Modified High, or High.

The biggest change between the current mitigation strategies and the ones that will be in place February 9 is the indoor gatherings limit. At Moderate and above, indoor gatherings are currently limited to 50 or fewer people. As of February 9, Moderate and above community risk levels limit indoor gatherings to 50 percent indoor capacity or 50 people, whichever is greater.

For more information, contact Emergency Operations Center Incident Commander/Deputy City Manager Robert Barr at 586-5240 or [email protected].

February 4th, 2022|

Comment on draft recommendations for Marine Passenger Fee proceeds by March 4

The City Manager’s recommendations on how to allocate Marine Passenger Fee (MPF) proceeds are now available. The public has through March 4 to provide comment on the recommendations. Read the draft proposal here.

The Manager’s draft proposal makes recommendations on expenditure of funds that come from the $5 City and Borough of Juneau Marine Passenger Fee, $3 CBJ Port Development Fee, and the $5 State of Alaska Commercial Passenger Vessel Fee. For budgeting purposes, CBJ has estimated that 1 million passengers will come to Juneau this year. Based on that projection, the amount of revenue in fiscal year 2023 is anticipated to be $13.8 million.

In December, CBJ solicited project proposals from city departments and the public, including businesses and the visitor industry, to be funded with MPF proceeds. The City Manager is recommending 15 operating, grant and capital funding allocations. They include:

  • city and visitor services and infrastructure maintenance
  • additional security funding to comply with new U.S. Coast Guard regulations
  • funding for dock electrification, including design funding and a transformer that will allow multiple ships to connect to shore power once available
  • funding for a study on a circulator shuttle bus service
  • planning and design for Marine Park
  • refillable water bottle stations in Downtown Juneau
  • replacing real-time weather monitoring stations for navigation

CBJ is also carrying a negative fund balance of $3.2 million into fiscal year 2023, which was caused by the need to continue essential services during the reduced visitor season in 2021. The Manager’s proposal would eliminate this negative balance.

Submit comments on the recommendations by March 4, 2022 to CBJ Tourism Manager Alexandra Pierce by email, [email protected], or by mail to the City Manager’s Office, attn: Alexandra Pierce, 155 S. Seward Street, Juneau, Alaska 99801.

All Marine Passenger Fee project proposals and comments will be forwarded along with the City Manager’s recommendation list to the Assembly Finance Committee for review, and then to the Assembly for consideration during the upcoming budget cycle.

For more information, contact CBJ Tourism Manager Alexandra Pierce at [email protected] or 907-500-8677.

February 1st, 2022|

Public Health offers free walk-in COVID-19 vaccines & boosters every Wed. & Fri. in February

The Juneau Public Health Center will continue to offer free COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines to individuals ages 5 to adult & boosters for ages 12 to adult every Wednesday and Friday throughout February. Simply walk in from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you prefer to make an appointment, go to juneau.org/vaccine or call 907-586-6000. The Juneau Public Health Center is located at 3412 Glacier Highway, across the street from the Twin Lakes parking lot.

Omicron continues to spread quickly in Juneau. Individuals who are up to date with vaccinations are more protected against infection and, more importantly, against severe illness from COVID-19. The Juneau Public Health Center offers first and second Pfizer doses, as well as Pfizer boosters. If you fall into any of these categories, you are encouraged to attend the clinic:

  • Anyone ages 5 and up who needs a first or second Pfizer vaccine dose.
  • Individuals 12 to 17 who need a booster. Pfizer boosters can be administered at least 5 months after the initial Pfizer series.
  • Individuals ages 18 and up who received an initial Pfizer or Moderna series, and need a booster. Pfizer boosters can be administered at least 5 months after an initial series.
  • Individuals ages 18 and up who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and need a booster. Pfizer boosters can be administered at least 2 months after the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

For more information on getting a COVID-19 vaccine or booster, go to juneau.org/vaccine or call 586-6000.

January 28th, 2022|

Airport testing ends Jan. 31. Here’s where else in Juneau to get a molecular COVID-19 test.

The State of Alaska’s free COVID-19 airport testing program is ending Monday, January 31. After that date, people in Juneau or traveling to Juneau will no longer be able to get a molecular COVID-19 test at the Juneau International Airport.

Here’s a list of other places in Juneau that offer molecular COVID-19 testing:

  • CBJ’s Drive-Thru testing facility, Hagevig Fire Training Center
    • Register online here (for those with connectivity concerns, call 907-586-6000).
    • Open to public for symptomatic or asymptomatic testing
    • Not available for weekly occupational screenings OR to individuals who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 on a molecular test or self-test within the last 90 days
    • Molecular lab test available; results within 24 hours
    • Insurance information is collected if available; no costs are passed on to the patient
  • Capstone Clinic, 9131 Glacier Hwy, Suite 103 (shopping center connected to AIH Alaska Industrial Hardware)
    • Drive-up only 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. seven days a week. Once you arrive, stay in your vehicle, call 907-694-9523 option 2, and someone will come out to administer the test.
    • Offers symptomatic, travel-related, and asymptomatic molecular testing; results are returned within 2-3 days.
    • Capstone will collect insurance information if available
  • SEARHC’s Ethel Lund Medical Center, 1200 Salmon Creek Lane
    • Call 907-364-4451 to schedule a test
    • Open to public for symptomatic or asymptomatic testing
    • Molecular rapid or lab test available; results within 48 hours
    • Cost: No cost to the patient if they have insurance
  • SEARHC’s Mountainside Urgent Care Clinic, 3225 Hospital Drive, Suite 102
    • Walk-in testing only from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. seven days a week, call ahead at 907-463-6677. When you arrive, remain in your vehicle, and call 907-463-6677. If you are not already registered as a SEARHC patient, you will need to complete registration when you arrive at Urgent Care and before testing.
    • Open to public for symptomatic testing only, no travel testing or exposure testing. Max of 10 tests an hour, if limit has been reached you might have to wait until they are able to begin running tests again or you are able to also go to ELMC if they have availability.
    • Molecular rapid test available; results within 24 hours
    • Cost: No cost to the patient if they have insurance
  • Juneau Urgent & Family Care, 8505 Old Dairy Road
    • Call 907-790-4111 or make an appointment online here
    • Offers symptomatic or asymptomatic testing
    • Molecular rapid or lab test available; results time varies
    • Depending on type of test and insurance status, cost ranges from free to $275
  • Private provider/clinic
    • Contact your health provider and ask if their office provides COVID-19 testing and what the parameters are for getting tested

COVID-19 testing remains an important tool in slowing the spread of COVID-19. The following people should get tested for COVID-19:

  • People who have symptoms of COVID-19.
  • People who have come into close contact with someone with COVID-19 should be tested to check for infection at least 5 days after they last had close contact with someone with COVID-19. The date of the last close contact is considered day 0.

For more information, email [email protected].

January 25th, 2022|
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