The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, like the rest of the nation and the state, is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases. This morning on “Coffee at KYUK,” News Director Anna Rose MacArthur checks in with those on the front lines of the battle against the pandemic: YKHC Chief of Staff Dr. Ellen Hodges and YKHC Director of Environmental Health and Engineering Brian Lefferts.
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Prices for food in the bush are not cheap, but the Alaska National Guard has a program to help. It provides a chance to shop for cheaper commodity foods at its facility in Bethel. Joining us for “Coffee at KYUK” this morning are KYUK News Director Anna Rose MacArthur and Octavia Thompson, the Alaska National Guard State Family Program Director.
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Over three times as many people in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine as compared to the rest of the nation. Dr. Ellen Hodges, Chief of Staff at the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation, talks with KYUK News Director Anna Rose MacArthur about how the region became a national leader in COVID-19 vaccinations.
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