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 …
The public will have an opportunity to weigh in on a vote-by-mail proposal during the Monday, August 23 Juneau Assembly meeting. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. Join online at https://juneau.zoom.us/j/91515424903 or call 1-253-215-8782 with Webinar ID: 915 1542 4903. The proposal is to renovate an existing City and Borough …
The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center reports 35 new individuals – 34 residents and one nonresident – identified with COVID-19 for August 20. Of the resident cases, Public Health attributes four to secondary transmission, three to community spread, three to out-of-state travel, and the rest are under …
