As active cases surge past 100, Sitka emergency officials attribute spike to vaccine refusal Posted by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jul 15, 2021 “Really what’s going on here is an issue of people ending up in the hospital who are unvaccinated,” Dr. Elliot Bruhl told the Sitka Assembly on July 13. He went on to add that the growth in cases “has really been centered in three clusters, or groups, of people who have chosen not to get vaccinated and also chosen to associate closely with one another.” Nevertheless, both Bruhl and Sitka Incident Commander Craig Warren advised a return to masking in public areas until the outbreak cools. (KCAW file photo)