A vaccine clinic is coming soon for those eligible
The City and Borough of Juneau, Juneau Public Health Center, and Bartlett Regional Hospital are planning to host a free COVID-19 vaccine clinic for seniors 65 and up and healthcare workers January 15-17.
The clinic is pending vaccine availability.
If vaccine availability is confirmed, CBJ will notify the public and issue more details on the clinic and how to make an appointment.
Appointment scheduling may be available as early as Friday. -
Juneau Senator Jesse Kiehl was happy to hear about the clinic since he said there were almost no appointments to be had in Juneau when the Department of Health and Social Services announced the statewide rollout. He called it a real disservice to seniors. He added that the state definitely stumbled.
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Topping the agenda of Monday s regular Assembly meeting is an ordinance appropriating $376,000 for the planning and design of bond-funded capital improvement projects.
Manager Rorie Watt s report to the Assembly says $175,000 is earmarked for the reconstruction of Crest Avenue. There s $51,000 for improvements to the Eagle Valley Center. $150,000 will go toward mechanical and electrical upgrades to the downtown and Glacier Fire Stations.
Another appropriation ordinance antes up $45,000 for the Parks and Recreation Department to take over management of the Dimond Park Field House.
A resolution up for action would authorize the manager to submit an application to the State of Alaska for the purchase of Telephone Hill properties.
The CDC and Pfizer, which produces the vaccine with BioNTech, didn t respond to request for comments. The information was presented by Dr. Thomas Clark, a CDC epidemiologist, to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, an independent panel that provides recommendations to the agency, on Saturday.
The CDC said that 272,001 doses of the vaccine were administered as of Dec. 19. That means most people who were vaccinated did not experience negative effects.
The CDC has identified six case reports of anaphylaxis, or severe allergic reaction, that occurred following vaccination with the new vaccine, Clark reported. Other case reports were reviewed and determined not to be of anaphylaxis.
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau is moving into Phase 1A Tier 3 of COVID-19 vaccinations beginning next week. This group includes healthcare workers who: are in direct contact with patients or infectious materials, cannot provide their service remotely or through telework, and cannot postpone their services.
So far, it’s shaping up that Juneau can vaccinate more people than the CBJ originally planned for.
“We are getting more vaccination for the current phase of the distribution than we originally thought and it sounds like it’s going to be at least double,” said Emergency Operations Planning Chief Robert Barr, at the COVID-19 Community Update on Facebook Live on Tuesday. “We don’t know the exact number.”