State epidemiologist responds to local doctor’s comments on school mask mandates
Comments made by the chair of the state’s medical board at a recent Sitka School Board meeting have been called into question.
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Tag: Masks
Sitka schools reopen with masks, and a mitigation plan tied to community alert levels
Sitka Schools opened on Monday (8-23-21), with a return to full, in-person learning for all students -- with masks. The district's mitigation plan will require masks until Sitka's alert level drops to "low" or "minimal."
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Sitka Assembly enacts temporary mask mandate
Health care workers were masked up at a vaccine clinic at the Sitka Fire Hall earlier this year. Masks are now required in most indoor public spaces, though there are some exceptions.
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Assembly votes to ‘highly encourage’ mask wearing
Just two weeks after a resolution “ordering” mask wearing in public failed at the assembly table, a resolution with more lenient language passed. Sitka’s local government now “highly encourages”-- but still does not require-- mask wearing in public.
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No longer asking, Tenakee Springs now requiring masks in public
The Tenakee City Council passed the ordinance unanimously Thursday, July 23 to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the Chichagof Island community of around 100 people. They currently have no confirmed cases.
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