The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reports 45 new individuals in the Juneau community – 33 residents and 12 nonresidents – identified with COVID-19 for August 25. Five of the nonresidents are in the tourism sector; the rest are under investigation. There are currently three people with COVID-19 …
Work on the City and Borough of Juneau’s Capital School Park Improvements Project begins Wednesday, August 25. During the remaining construction season, CBJ contractor Admiralty Construction will begin demolition in the play areas and plans to construct a new concrete retaining wall. Beginning Wednesday, August 25, access to the park …
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reports 20 new individuals in the Juneau community – 18 residents and two nonresidents – identified with COVID-19 for August 24. There are currently four people with COVID-19 hospitalized at Bartlett Regional Hospital. The Juneau School District reports five individuals at Riverbend …
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted full approval for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. “While this and other vaccines have met the FDA’s rigorous, scientific standards for emergency use authorization, as the first FDA-approved COVID-19 …
To best protect our community and respond to the current surge in COVID-19 cases requiring hospitalization, Bartlett Regional Hospital is updating its visitor policy and evaluating surgeries to determine the level of urgency. “The surge of COVID-19 infections is concerning,” said Chief Executive Officer Rose Lawhorne. “We see increased deaths …
People who are moderately to severely immunocompromised should receive an additional dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine after the initial two doses to ensure adequate protection against COVID-19, as recommended by the CDC. The additional dose should take place at least 28 days after a second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 …
The Juneau Public Health Center is offering two upcoming Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine clinics for students ages 12 years and up – Thursday, August 26 at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School and Thursday, September 2 at Floyd Dryden Middle School. Any Juneau student 12 years old and up is welcome to get …
Starting today, the City and Borough of Juneau COVID-19 case count updates will be different. The high rate of spread and infection in Alaska from the COVID-19 delta variant has caused significant strain on the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Division of Public Health’s ability to process lab …
The City and Borough of Juneau held a press conference Friday, August 20, at 9 a.m. to talk about the community’s COVID-19 risk level elevating to High. CBJ Emergency Operations Center Incident Commander Mila Cosgrove and Bartlett Regional Hospital CEO Rose Lawhorne offered the following prepared statements. CBJ Emergency Operations …
All three Juneau Public Libraries will have reduced hours starting Monday, August 23, as staff are reassigned to help with pandemic response. Juneau has been seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases in the community due to the highly transmissible Delta variant. As of Monday, August 23: Downtown and Valley libraries …
