The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services sent out its last COVID-19 data summary this week. It marks a shift from focusing on case counts to tracking broader trends across the state.
Fairweather’s clinic at Tikahtnu Commons in Anchorage now offers the bivalent COVID booster. A sign outside the clinic advertises COVID vaccines on Sept. 29, 2022.
“But we try to put that into a larger context,” she said. “We also talk about how many people show up to the emergency department for COVID-like illness, how many people are showing up to the emergency department for influenza-like illness, and how full the hospitals are in general.” Zink said there are important differences between COVID and the flu to keep in mind when it comes to risk level. Older Alaskans are still at the highest risk for severe illness and death due to COVID, while flu carries increased risk for both the very young and the very old.
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