Posted by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jul 19, 2021
At least 21 breakthrough cases have been reported so far in Sitka’s recent COVID outbreak. But state epidemiologists say that statistic is not particularly unexpected, and maintain that the vaccine remains the best defense against the coronavirus (KCAW/Berett Wilber)
State health officials are still crunching the data from the latest outbreak of COVID-19 in Sitka and some other Alaskan communities, and haven’t drawn any firm conclusions from the apparently high rate of “vaccination breakthrough” that is, infections occurring in individuals who are fully vaccinated.
Nevertheless, they say the evidence is clear that vaccination is still the number one tool in the fight against COVID– and the math bears that out.
Sitka reports 30 new COVID cases, 4 hospitalizations
Posted by Katherine Rose | Jul 12, 2021
A pharmacist preps vaccine shots at a local clinic. 74 % of eligible Sitkans have received at least one vaccine dose (KCAW/Berett Wilber)
Thirty more Sitkans tested positive for the coronavirus between Friday and Monday (7-12-21), and four new hospitalizations were reported giving the community the highest level of active cases since the peak of the pandemic last fall.
The patients range widely in age from one patient under 10 to several in their 70s and 80s. According to city data, all but four of them were experiencing symptoms when they received testing. As of press time, 18 of the cases are listed as “secondary,” meaning they had known contact with a COVID positive patient. Five cases are listed as “community spread.” Contact tracing is still in progress for the other seven cases. One of the patients
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SEARHC mandates COVID-19 vaccines for employees
Posted by Katherine Rose | Jun 29, 2021
(KCAW/Berett Wilber)
Employees of the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium must be vaccinated for COVID by June 30, or risk losing their jobs. The Tribal health consortium operates hospitals in Sitka and Wrangell, and clinics in Haines, Juneau, and many smaller communities throughout Southeast. SEARHC staff and contractors were notified of the policy in late May.
According to the policy, all SEARHC employees must receive their first shot or single dose coronavirus vaccine by June 30. Those opting for a two-dose vaccine must receive the second shot by July 31.
In an email to all SEARHC staff and contractors dated May 24, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Elliot Bruhl wrote, “The health of our patients and communities is our top priority and an ongoing concern with the pandemic.”
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