Talk of Alaska: Managing COVID two years in

a Covid-19 swab specialist in medical gown, face mask, and face shield prepares to swab a traveler
A Capstone Clinic employee prepares a COVID-19 test at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on Jan. 5, 2022. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media)

COVID-19 case counts continue to decline and CDC guidelines, mask mandates and mindsets, are all changing, with many people shedding masks in public. Schools across the country are relaxing or ending mask mandates. Will cases spike in coming weeks? What do Alaskans need to know to help keep infection rates down? Alaska’s top doctors help to clarify the way forward.

Listen:

HOST: Lori Townsend

GUESTS:

Dr. Joe McLaughlin, State Epidemiologist

Coleman Cutchins, Clinical Pharmacist, State of Alaska

Dr. Lisa Rabinowitz, Staff Physician, State of Alaska & Providence Medical Center

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LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, March 16, 2022 at 10 a.m. on APRN stations statewide.
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