Alaska News Nightly: Monday, January 11th, 2021

As seem from behind, a lab wowrker wearing ppe and gloves holds a syringe in their leeft hand
A health care worker at Bartlett Regional Hospital prepare doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 15, 2020, in Juneau. (Screenshot of Bartlett Regional Hospital video)

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Monday on Alaska News Nightly:

Why are so few healthcare providers offering the COVID-19 vaccine? And, after a lackluster lease sale, a look at what’s next for ANWR and those who snapped up land. Plus, Anchorage’s Dimond Center is being advertised as the location for an armed protest – the owners say not so fast.

Reports tonight from:

  • Nat Herz, Tegan Hanlon, Kavitha George and Lex Treinen in Anchorage
  • Jeremy Hsieh and Pablo Pena in Juneau
  • Wesley Early in Kotzebue
  • Izzy Ross in Dillingham

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