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A contagious new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is now dominant in the United States, CDC data show. What to know about symptoms and vaccines.
A charter plane in Birch Creek, Alaska, prepares to transport residents to receive the Covid-19 vaccine on February 4, 2021. Health care providers in Alaska have had to get creative to vaccinate ...
Discover the untamed beauty of Alaska in breathtaking 4K resolution. From massive glaciers and snow-capped peaks to remote coastal towns, dense forests, and wildlife in its natural habitat, this ...
The state of Alaska's data on COVID-19 shows a much calmer picture of the pandemic now than at any point since it began.. COVID is blamed for just 1.8% of hospitalizations in the state, according ...
In January, Alaska had the highest per capita coronavirus vaccination rate in the nation. Now, hospitals are overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, and the state’s largest hospital is rationing care.
COVID-19 deaths in Alaska were down significantly in 2022 compared to the previous year, but the coronavirus was still one of the leading causes of death, ...
Alaska has reached yet another inflection point in the coronavirus pandemic. But it looks different this time. COVID-19 patients at Alaska's hospitals are mostly younger, sicker and unvaccinated ...
At 48.3 new cases per 100,000 residents over the past week, the positivity rate is the eighth highest in the country, though Alaska has so far maintained among the lowest mortality rates for covid ...
The COVID-19 surge is worsened by Alaska’s limited health care system that largely relies on hospitals in Anchorage, the biggest city. It’s where the state’s largest hospital, ...
Alaska conducts more COVID-19 tests per capita than almost any other state in the country, a fact Gov. Mike Dunleavy mentions often at community briefings. Alaska’s testing positivity rate ...
One Alaska Native village knew what to do to keep out COVID-19. They put up a gate on the only road into town and guarded it round the clock. It was the same idea used a century ago in some isolate… ...