FACT CHECK: Misleading statements claim Alaskans are getting ‘fully approved’ vaccine
Despite media reports to the contrary, Alaskans who’ve been waiting for the FDA’s “fully approved” Pfizer COVID shot – now renamed “Comirnaty” – will likely find it impossible to get at any location currently providing COVID shots. This
Gov. Dunleavy uses bully pulpit to pressure Alaskans into getting COVID jab
Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the state’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anne Zink, are doubling down on their efforts to get every eligible Alaskan injected with the experimental COVID shots. In an Aug. 4 statement, the governor revealed that he had finally decided
5.17 > Shooting up our Kids
Alaska’s government vaccine enthusiasts are pulling out all stops to pressure parents into letting them jab children with the experimental Pfizer COVID shot. On May 10, the FDA expanded emergency use authorization of the Pfizer shot for children ages 12 and
Alaska’s higher rate of reported post-vaccine deaths raises ‘no concerns’ for chief medical officer
Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer Anne Zink said reports of Alaskans dying after receiving COVID vaccinations raises no concerns for her about the safety of the vaccines. Speaking to journalists during a March 1 press briefing, Zink responded to a question
Gov. Dunleavy tests positive for COVID after initial negative result
After initially testing negative for COVID on Feb. 22, and going into isolation following exposure to someone who was COVID positive, Gov. Mike Dunleavy has now tested positive for the virus. A Feb. 24 press release from the governor’s Communication
Alaska officials field COVID questions on pregnancy, fetal cell lines, herd immunity & return to normalcy
Should pregnant or nursing moms get the COVID-19 vaccine? Were vaccines developed using cells from aborted babies? How long until Alaska reaches herd immunity? When can we return to normal? These were just some of the questions that a team from Alaska’s
Why doesn’t Alaska report on adverse reactions to COVID vaccine?
After two widely reported anaphylactic reactions within the first few days of rolling out the COVID vaccine, there has been little information from the State of Alaska about the number of negative responses to the vaccine. State health officials have
Alaska health professionals face questions about vaccine side effects
Professionals from Alaska’s Dept. of Health and Social Services faced a wide range of COVID vaccine questions from the public during a Dec. 30 Zoom meeting. A number of queries centered around side effects people may experience after receiving the vaccine,
Alaska reports 11 negative reactions to COVID shot after first week
After one week of injecting 5,674 Alaskans with the Pfizer COVID vaccine, the state is aware of 11 Alaskans who have experienced possible allergic reactions. This includes eight cases at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, two cases at Providence Alaska and
3rd Alaska health care worker suffers anaphylactic reaction following COVID shot
A Fairbanks hospital employee is the third Alaskan health worker to experience serious negative reactions to the Pfizer COVID vaccine. On Dec. 18, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital reported that one of its employees had “a probable anaphylactic reaction”
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