COVID-19

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2021 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Three Nome residents tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, May 5. The individuals are considered close contacts to one another, and Norton Sound Health Corporation believes they acquired the virus through community spread. The individuals are safely Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918   Community Spread COVID-19 Case Identified in Nome Resident Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation identified one positive COVID-19 case on Monday, May 3. The case is considered to be community spread. The patient is safely isolating, and Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918   Three COVID-19 Cases Identified in Nome Residents Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation identified three positive COVID-19 cases in Nome residents during the first weekend in May. All patients are safely isolating, and close contacts have been Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2021 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – A Nome resident tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, April 26. The individual is a close contact to a previously identified case. The patient’s close contacts have been notified, and the patient is safely isolating. Norton Sound Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2021 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – On Sunday, April 25, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified a positive case of COVID-19 in a Nome resident. The case is believed to be acquired through community spread. The patient is now safely isolating and their close Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 FDA and CDC Lift Recommended Pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Nome, Alaska –Norton Sound Health Corporation is resuming use of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine after following a recommended pause on its administration. NSHC is following Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918   NSHC Offers Airport COVID-19 Vaccinations As of April 19, Norton Sound Health Corporation is offering COVID-19 vaccinations to incoming travelers at the Nome airport. The vaccinations will be available to travelers when they arrive on Alaska Airlines flight Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2021 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: 907-443-4591 Nome, Alaska – On April 19, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified two unrelated positive COVID-19 cases. Both patients are residents of Nome and are now safely isolating. Close contacts have been identified, and the origins of the virus are currently Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918   Two COVID-19 Cases Identified in Nome  Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation identified two positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, April 14. The first patient is a resident of Nome and a close contact to a previously Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2021 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation is following a recommended pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccinations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration. The recommendation was issued today due to an Read More