Health officials urge Alaskans to keep following local mask rules after CDC relaxes guidance for vaccinated individuals Published 1 hour ago
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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 $3.69 a week for an online subscription. State health officials are urging Alaskans to continue to follow local mask requirements and business-specific rules after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday relaxed its guidance for those who are fully vaccinated. In a significant shift, the CDC said Thursday that fully vaccinated people can now go safely without face coverings in most indoor and outdoor settings.
Personnel Moves: Cashless Payment Solutions Company Tappit Hires New CFO
Plus, Fears Nachawati Law welcomes new partner and Austin Industries appoints new board members.
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Mariah Terry
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May 11, 2021
2:00 pm
Tappit
Chief Financial Officer
Jonathan Simkins joins Tappit from Appgate, where he was previously president and CFO. In his new role, Simkins is tasked with leading financial growth for the cashless global payment provider, looking toward new partnerships with NBA, MLB, and NFL teams. Simkins raised hundreds of millions of dollars in venture and growth capital in his previous roles with Appgate, CyberGRX, and Visum Cyber. He also spent six years at HSBC, working in strategy, operations, and corporate development.
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Alaska children ages 12 to 15 may be able to get a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as soon as the afternoon of Wednesday, May 12, said state health officials.
Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink described the FDA’s decision to expand vaccine eligibility to the group as a “big step to getting our communities healthy and well, and putting this pandemic behind us.”
“We’re so excited,” she said on a call with reporters on May 10. “This is a huge opportunity to be able to protect our kids from this virus. We do see kids get really sick.”