Alaska Native Medical Center nurse Rocky Carloni rolls up her sleeve before getting a COVID-19 booster shot.
The new bivalent booster — which increases protection against both the omicron variant and the original coronavirus — has been available. In a public health presentation Wednesday, state epidemiologist Sarah Aho said approximately 8,000 doses have been given so far. “Airports are in good shape, with just some minor problems in a few areas with lighting and such, so supply movement should be unhindered except normal Alaska weather,” said Gene Wiseman, section chief of rural and community health systems for the state’s Division of Public Health.
Epidemiologists are using hospital data to measure the severity of outbreaks rather than case numbers, since few at-home COVID test results get reported to the state.
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