Thousands of extra doses of Pfizer vaccine included in first shipment are a ‘godsend,’ Alaska providers say Published December 18, 2020
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We re making this important information available without a subscription as a public service. But we depend on reader support to do this work. Please consider supporting independent journalism in Alaska, at just $1.99 for the first month of your subscription. As providers around the country this week began administering the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, many were surprised to find that each vial of vaccine contained enough for six or even seven doses of the vaccine, rather than the anticipated five.
Print article A group of restaurateurs this month met with Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson and her administration to pitch them on new safety measures, aimed at allowing participating restaurants to open during the city’s monthlong closure of bars and restaurants due to the pandemic. Both sides say the Dec. 8 meeting
was productive,
but Quinn-Davidson ultimately turned down the offer. The plan was based around more strict sanitizing practices, like having customers sanitize their hands upon entering and sanitizing bathrooms every 30 minutes. “They heard us, they listened, but the bottom line for us is we want to do this as soon as possible,” said Chris Anderson, president of Glacier Brewhouse and ORSO in downtown Anchorage.