The Lowdown

Tune in Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. to get The Lowdown on local information about COVID-19.

 

The Lowdown features guests, updated CDC, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, and local Emergency Services Council recommendations, closures, and more.

 

Audio from the show will be recorded each day and posted here.

 

Email your questions before or during the show to lowdown@kmxt.org.

The Lowdown — Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Our guests on this edition of The Lowdown, Dr. Shana Theobald- Kodiak Island Ambulatory Care Clinic (KIACC), Dr. Curtis Mortenson- Kodiak Community Health Center (KCHC), and Dr. Evan Jones- Kodiak Area Native Association (KANA),  join host Mike Wall to discuss the spike in cases of Covid-19 after Thanksgiving, local hospitals reaching capacity, antibodies and immunization, vaccinations, and the march in …

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The Lowdown — Friday, December 4, 2020

Today on The Lowdown, KMXT hosts Mike Wall and Jared Griffin speak with Emergency Services Council Director, Mike Tvenge, EOC Public Information Officers Bianca Clark and Megan Christiansen, Kodiak Police Department’s Chief Putney, and Captain Ed Hernandez, USCG Base Commander, addressing the decision to move Kodiak to Pandemic Plan Phase 5 and what authorities are doing to keep a handle …

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The Lowdown — Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Our guest on this edition of The Lowdown, Dr. Shana Theobald of Kodiak Island Ambulatory Care Clinic (KIACC), joins host, Mike Wall, to provide first-hand information on contracting Covid-19, addressing skyrocketing numbers of cases and deaths from a local to global level, a vaccine distribution plan, antibody testing, and alleviating symptoms if you do contract the virus.  

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The Lowdown — Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Our guests on this edition of The Lowdown, Dr. Shana Theobald- Kodiak Island Ambulatory Care Clinic (KIACC), Dr. Steve Smith- Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center, and Dr. Evan Jones- Kodiak Area Native Association (KANA),  join host Mike Wall to speak on the rising cases of Covid-19 from local to national scale, advice on traveling, research on vitamin D and immunity, …

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