All appointments full within hours on Alaska’s first day of vaccine scheduling for seniors Published January 6
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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 $1.99 for the first month of your subscription. The reports of Alaskans over 65 failing to book a coveted appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine surfaced almost as soon as the state opened scheduling at noon Wednesday. Appointment times essentially filled in less than half an hour, marking the latest snag in the state’s vaccine distribution following confusion over the weekend as to the timing of senior eligibility. The state announced Monday that it would allow seniors to get vaccinated as soon as next week instead of late January, as initially planned.
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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 $1.99 for the first month of your subscription. Alaska on Wednesday reported 353 new COVID-19 infections and two deaths, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services. The deaths occurred recently and involved two Anchorage men, one in his 60s and one in his 70s, the state health department said. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 rose by more than 10 between Tuesday and Wednesday from 75 to 86, state data shows. Another seven hospitalized people were waiting for test results.