Following a joint recommendation from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration, Sunshine Community Health Center says it is pausing use of the Johnson … Sunshine Clinic pauses J&J COVID-19 vaccine use following federal recommendation

Note: KTNA’s General Manager, Corinne Smith, serves on the Talkeetna Chamber of Commerce board of directors. In the coming weeks, visitors to Talkeetna can expect to see yellow stickers displayed … “Talkeetna Together” aims to market a safe tourism destination

The number of positive cases of Covid-19 in the Mat-Su Borough School District, for the past 14 days, has increased one-third this week to 92 total.  Three of those cases … Su Valley High School moves into Medium Risk category

The Mat-Su Borough continues to have the highest rate of transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19 in the state.  According to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services … The Mat-Su Borough continues to have the highest rate of virus transmission

For the most recent check-in with Sunshine Community Health Center, KTNA’s Phillip Manning spoke with Dr. Natalie Cassell, Sunshine’s pediatrician. One of the topics they discussed is COVID-19 vaccines and … Sunshine Clinic check-in for March 19th, 2021: Dr. Natalie Cassell

The state of Alaska currently leads the nation in vaccination rates for COVID-19.  But as statewide cases decline, infection rates in the Mat-Su Valley continue to rise.  According to the … Mat-Su continues to have more COVID-19 infections, fewer vaccinations per-capita

All Alaskans aged sixteen and older are now eligible for state-supplied COVID-19 vaccines. The announcement of the lifted restrictions came early Tuesday evening and makes Alaska the first state to … State removes COVID-19 vaccine eligibility requirements

The organization that funds Federally Qualified Health Centers, including Sunshine Community Health Center, has begun distributing its own COVID-19 vaccine supplies to some of those centers, which could eventually lead … Some federally qualified health clinics begin getting additional COVID-19 vaccine doses

As the pandemic approaches the one year mark, the Mat-Su Borough’s infection rate for Covid-19 remains stubbornly high, currently one of the highest rates in Alaska. But this could change … Emergency Medicine doctors speak with Talkeetna Council about COVID-19 vaccines