flu season

Health workers and volunteers guide hundreds of cars through drive-thru flu shot clinics at Thunder Mountain High School on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. A collaboration between state and local authorities, health officials set up the clinic to mass vaccinate Juneauites as an additional deterrent against the spread of the coronavirus. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

Over 1,000 vaccinated against flu over weekend

‘A wonderful collaboration”

 

Alaska readies for flu season as COVID pandemic continues

Alaska readies for flu season as COVID pandemic continues

Get your flu vaccines and save lives, Alaska’s chief medical officer says.

 

Flu season is ramping up across the state, particularly in Alaska. Still, it’s not too late for a flu shot, saidLouisa Castrodale, epidemiologist for the Alaska Division of Public Health. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Flu cases in Alaska are way up

Experts say wash your hands and get vaccinated.