Graduates of the first ETT collaboration in 2012 between the fire department and the school ended up saving the volunteer fire department. Here they proudly pose with then EMS director Rob Graham. Three of them are still in careers involving emergency medicine. Photo courtesy Tri-Valley Volunteer Fire Department.
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Anchorage Health Department registered nurse Wendy Williams draws a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccine clinic on Dec. 17. The state has received more than 60,000 doses of two different vaccines against the COVID-19 virus. (Photo/Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News)
Health care has been at the center of the limelight since this past March when the COVID-19 pandemic really began affecting Alaska.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy preemptively issued emergency orders meant to preserve hospital capacity in the event of case surges, shutting down elective surgeries and outside visitors.
For hospitals and health care companies, which often make the bulk of their profit on elective surgeries and outpatient procedures, that was a serious financial hit even as their staffing was slammed with new work and safety protocols.
Initial allocations of Moderna vaccine arrive in Alaska; Alaska’s work to distribute, allocate and administer vaccine continues
Wednesday AM (SitNews) Anchorage, Alaska - The second COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) arrived in Alaska on Monday. Distribution and administration of this vaccine, made by Moderna, will occur this week in Alaska alongside the continued roll-out of the Pfizer vaccine which started last Monday.
As of Sunday, 5,674 doses of Pfizer vaccine have been administered in Alaska and reported to Alaska’s VacTraAK immunization information system.
The Moderna vaccine received emergency use authorization from the FDA on Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended Saturday that Americans aged 18 and older receive the Moderna vaccine under emergency use. CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield signed th
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Initial Allocations of Moderna Vaccine Arrive in Alaska; Alaska’s Work to Distribute, Allocate and Administer Vaccine Continues
ANCHORAGE – The second COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) arrived in Alaska on Monday. Distribution and administration of this vaccine, made by Moderna, will occur this week in Alaska alongside the continued roll-out of the Pfizer vaccine which started last Monday.
As of Sunday, 5,674 doses of Pfizer vaccine have been administered in Alaska and reported to Alaska’s VacTraAK immunization information system.
The Moderna vaccine received emergency use authorization from the FDA on Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended Saturday that Americans aged 18 and older receive the Moderna vaccine under emergency use. CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield signed the ACIP recommendation, which began distribution of the