Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Returns to Norton Sound After FDA and CDC Says Vaccine is Safe
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NSHC announced that they will continue administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, after a recommendation to providers from the CDC and the FDA that use of the vaccine may resume.
Iditarod Requests More Sponsorship Money from City of Nome; Council Discusses Elections
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The council received a letter from the Iditarod Trail Committee asking the city of Nome for $100,000 to “offset the projected hard costs of staging the 2022 finish in Nome”.