Glenda Ledford returned to work this week after recovering from COVID-19. She credits early treatment and the fact that she was vaccinated for her mild case.
Pregnant and recently pregnant women face an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The state of Alaska has secured more than 470 health care workers to temporarily help relieve stress on hospitals. The request was made through a federal agency and the personnel are set to start arriving next week.
A Wasilla man recently waited 10 days to be able to have necessary open heart surgery — an example of the shifting care standards in Alaska's hospitals as they struggle under the weight of the state's COVID-19 surge.
Alaska's largest hospital says crisis standards of care — deciding which patients get treatment in times of short resources — could last at least another couple weeks, depending on when the surge of COVID-19 cases in Alaska slows.
Alaska reported five deaths and over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases on Monday — a high number of cases compared to previous COVID-19 roundup reports that include case counts from the weekend.
Worried about losing their jobs, dozens of medical and other professionals gathered at a listening session Saturday at Anchorage Assembly Chambers, saying they're being discriminated against. Hospitals say staff shortages are not due to their vaccine policies.
Anchorage hospitals are reaching the brink of capacity as roughly 20% of those hospitalized have COVID-19. The city's health care workers are sounding the alarm as crisis care standards are being put into place, and some unvaccinated COVID-19 patients say they realize now that it's about protecting those around them from being sick.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Tuesday used the strongest language so far to refer to Alaska's current surge in COVID-19 cases, urging residents to get vaccinated as COVID-19 hospitalizations remain high and putting stress on hospitals.
The Anchorage School District is revising its COVID-19 protocols, saying those who are considered close contacts to someone who tests positive for the virus that are not experiencing symptoms will no longer need to quarantine.
The city will require all of its employees to receive the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine or be fully vaccinated by Sept. 27 as a condition of further employment.
While emergency rooms remain open for life-saving treatments, a lot of hospitals in Anchorage are unable to take on additional patients, and rural Alaska areas fall into that equation.
Alaska set new records for COVID hospitalizations four days in a row this week, as increases of COVID-19 patients continue to strain the state's health care system.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson, legislators and more react to President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate, which would affect thousands of federal workers in Alaska.
During the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board Regular meeting on September 7th, the board voted to pass a motion that would reenable a mandatory mask mandate for children, staff and visitors within schools throughout the district.
Approximately 13,859 cases of COVID-19 were reported in Alaska in the month August, according to case count summaries from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services.
Two state operated pioneer homes have had a number of new COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks — seven at a facility in Palmer and eight in Fairbanks.
Positive Covid-19 cases continue to throw a wrench into the high school football season as four more varsity games have been impacted and one Junior Varsity game cancelled.
The operators of Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and two Interior health clinics announced Friday they will join the list of Alaska hospitals requiring employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Peter Pan Seafood Co., a seafood processing company with operations in Alaska and Washington state, will require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The Seawolf Invitational volleyball tournament is the first event to be held in the Alaska Airlines Center since early 2020 when the pandemic shut down sports on campus.
All new hires at Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air must be vaccinated, the company said. Unvaccinated employees will no longer have access to special COVID-19 pay if they miss work due to infection or exposure.
Monoclonal antibodies are one tool healthcare providers have in keeping people who get COVID-19 out of the hospital. Here's what happens if you need an infusion.
Masks or no masks, Fairbanks schools current masking policy still leaves the decision up to the discretion of students and parents -- but there's a chance that won't be the case for long.
The state reached another new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations on Thursday, with at least 169 patients, as the delta variant continues to push Alaska's current surge of cases.
Parents, students and community members testified on both sides of the mask wearing debate at Wednesday's meeting of the Mat-Su School Board. Masks there are largely recommended, but can be required when schools move into medium risk.
Alaska healthcare professionals are encouraging high-risk individuals who test positive for COVID-19 to seek treatment with monoclonal antibodies early on in their infection, but the Emergency Use Authorized drug is not a replacement for the vaccine, they say, because of its narrow window of efficacy and the level of care required to administer it.
The state has set a new record for the number of people being hospitalized with COVID-19, and reported four additional COVID-related deaths on Wednesday.
