American Academy of Pediatrics, Alaska Chapter

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The Alaska Chapter's mission is to ensure the health and well-being of the children of Alaska through member support, advocacy, communication and education. Commenting Rules: To ensure that this page continues to be a place to find accurate messages and information about child health, the AAP asks that commenters observe rules of social media etiquette. The AAP reserves the right to review and remove any submitted content for any reason, at any time, at our sole discretion and without notice. Here are some examples of types of comments that will be removed:
Comments that are off topic or intended to send the conversation in a nonproductive direction
Comments that attack individuals or organizations
Comments that contain offensive language
Multiple postings of the same comment on various threads
Comments that contain personal information about others, including information about patients
Any form of "trolling" or "flaming"
Posting with such frequency or repetitiveness as to discourage others from posting
Comments also will be removed if they put forth inaccurate information about child health, exist for the purpose of selling a product or service, or give medical advice. The AAP page is not able to respond to parental requests regarding individual medical conditions. If you do not have a pediatrician, please see our Find a Pediatrician tool (www.healthychildren.org/findapediatrician), or contact the physician referral service at your local hospital or county medical society. Please note that we will not publish links to third-party Web sites within fan postings.

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01/16/2026

Hazardous Weather! More information from US National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska at https://ow.ly/aozl50XXNBg High Wind Warning Anchorage for Upper Hillside/Eagle River/ Indian until Friday 12pm. Winter Weather Advisory until Friday 9pm. Avalanche Warning extended to Saturday 6am. Stay informed, safe, and prepared.

01/16/2026

Eight-year-old Oliver from Vermont recently wrote a letter to his local newspaper encouraging kids in his community to stay up to date on their vaccines to keep themselves and those around them healthy.

“I have gotten all my vaccines. They have helped me stay healthy even though I have asthma. I’m really worried that people will start getting sick if they don’t have vaccines,” said Oliver.

Vaccines remain the best tool we have to keep kids and their communities healthy and thriving. Thank you, Oliver, for sharing such an important message!

01/14/2026

We already live in a country with huge pediatrician shortages meaning less and less people can see their pediatrician and have to use urgent cares or ERs instead of better more consistent care by THEIR pediatrician. Demonizing the lowest paid specialty that arguably has the largest impact on the future health of our nation is asinine. Decreasing vaccines, failing to address food deserts, and ignoring the actual root causes of disease will stress further an already overloaded pediatric care system.

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01/06/2026

According to a new report from the CDC, outpatient visits for “flu-like” illness are at their highest in nearly 30 years, and nine children have died of flu this season. In addition, a recently reported pediatric death from last year brings the 2024-’25 season total to 289, which is higher than any season since the CDC started tracking in 2004.

The surge in flu-like illness comes just as the CDC announced an overhaul to the childhood vaccine schedule that includes removing universal recommendations for numerous vaccines including flu. Despite changes to federal recommendations, the AAP will continue to recommend the flu vaccine for all children starting at six months of age.

Read the full piece in AAP News: https://bit.ly/3L6zaHg

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