With COVID hospitalizations rising in Alaska, chief medical officer Dr. Anne Zink said Alaskans over 70 and those living with older relatives should consider doing more to protect themselves against COVID.
Free rapid antigen at-home COVID-19 tests were being distributed at Anchorage’s Spenard Rec Center on Dec. 30, 2021
The state department of health reported 1,911 cases on Wednesday. That’s a 14% increase from the previous week, and a 34% increase from this time last month. Those numbers do not include positive at-home tests., areas with the highest community case rates include Juneau, Ketchikan, Haines, Skagway, Denali and Bethel.
“Even if they’re vaccinated or boosted, we know that age is the biggest risk factor for COVID and severe COVID illness,” she said. On June 15, the FDA will review Moderna and Pfizer’s authorization requests for their vaccines for kids under five. Zink said kids are generally still at much lower risk of severe symptoms than older people.
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