This week our panel of Alaska Public Health Nurse Lorne Carroll, school district spokesperson Pegge Erkeneff, and South Peninsula Hospital spokesperson Derotha Ferraro address the continuing surge of coronavirus ..read more

This morning on The COVID-19 Brief, Derotha Ferraro from South Peninsula Hospital and Pegge Erkeneff from the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District answer questions from the listeners. Hosted by Josh Krohn ..read more

This week on the Covid Brief, we hear from the district's Pegge Erkeneff about some schools deciding on universal masking while students are indoors. We also get reports from South Peninsula Hospital's Derotha Ferraro and the Division of Public Health Nursing's Lorne Carroll ..read more

The Covid Brief with Derotha Ferraro of South Peninsula Hospital, Nurse Lorne Carroll of the Homer Public Health Center, and Dr. Christy Tuomi, the infecftion prevention lead at SPH ..read more

This week on the Covid Brief with Jay Barrett, guests Derotha Ferraro, spokesperson for South Peninsula Hospital, and Lorne Carroll, Public Health Nurse III with the Alaska Division of Public Health, discuss the surge in the Delta Variant, and tackle questions from listeners ..read more

Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Public Health Nurse Lorne Carroll and Derotha Ferraro from South Peninsula Hospital join KBBI's Kathleen Gustafson to answer questions from the listeners and give an update on COVID positivity rates, vaccination rates and mitigation against the Delta variant. AK DHSS says to expect and prepare for rapidly increasing incidence of COVID-19 in the community. You can get a free COVID-19 test or a vaccine seven days a week at the COVID Test and Vaccine Clinic at 4201 Bartlett Street. Vaccine is available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tests are available 9 a.m ..read more

This week on the COVID Brief, Nurse Lorne Carroll for the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services and Derotha Ferraro, spokesperson for South Peninsulia Hospital take questions from the listeners about current case rates and vaccination rates, and about preparing for the upcoming school year. Vaccines and tests are available seven days a week from 9a.m. to 5 p.m. at the COVID Care Center at 4201 Bartlett Street. If you have any questions about free, walk-in vaccines or if you just want to talk to SPH's 24-hour COVID Nurse, call (907) 235-0235 ..read more

This week, Jenny Carroll, Information Officer for the City of Homer, has the details on vaccinations administered every Thursday in June from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Boat House Pavilion on the Homer Spit, and on a new mask-optional policy in City buildings. Public Health Nurse Mary Darbonne from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services gives an overview of State and local positivity rates for COVID and answers questions from the listeners. And, Tim Dillon, Executive Director of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Economic Development District talks about KPEDD's employment listings/training/scho ..read more

This week, Jenny Carroll, Information Officer for the City of Homer, has the details on vaccinations administered every Thursday in June from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Boat House Pavilion on the Homer Spit. Public Health Nurse Mary Darbonne from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Service s gives an overview of State and local positivity rates for COVID and answers questions from the listeners. If you are coming in to the COVID Clinic at 4201 Bartlett Street for a COVID-19 test, if you have any questions about free, walk-in vaccines or if you just want to talk to SPH's 24-hour COVID Nurse, cal ..read more

This morning on The COVID-19 Brief: Derotha Ferraro from South Peninsula Hospital has the details on vaccinations administered every Thursday in June from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Boat House Pavilion on the Homer Spit. Ferraro and Nurse Lorne Carroll from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services give an overview of State and local positivity rates for COVID and answer questions from the listeners. Learn more about COVID-19 tests and vaccines on the SPH website . If you are coming in to the COVID Care Center at 4201 Bartlett Street for a COVID-19 test, if you have any questions about free ..read more