Vaccination in isolation: How 2 remote Chelan County communities got COVID-19 vaccines
“It feels like Christmas. It’s really exciting,” said Victoria Kerssen-Gripp, a Holden Village resident. A small group of people lives at Holden Village year-round. The village typically hosts visitors who come to disconnect from the outside world and focus on worship. But not in the age of COVID. “Since the pandemic, we’ve been shut down,” said Mark Bach, co-director of Holden Village. The COVID-19 vaccine allows the opportunity to open again and even reconnect with loved ones they haven’t talked to in months. “It makes (me) feel safer for when we go out so that we are able t...