Alaska identified its first COVID-19 case two years ago. Now, entering a third pandemic year, for many Alaskans it’s time to shift into a new reality that’s not truly post-pandemic, and not the dark times of 2020 either.
Some communities put up gates or sentries to block outsiders — the same tactic used a century ago during the deadly Spanish flu pandemic.
“That’s terrifying. It hurts — it really hurts,” McDonogh said. “The Alaska Native community is so interconnected that when someone in a village dies, everyone in a village and everybody connected to a village hurts.” Rural Alaskans ready to shed restrictions are riding snowmachines to crowded regional basketball tournaments while others continue to hole up at home. Some villages are almost entirely vaccinated against COVID-19, while in others just one young child is immunized.
Some medical patients continue to pay a price for the pandemic and now say they’re struggling as much as ever. Since the beginning of the pandemic, her family has worried that if she were to get COVID-19, it might knock her down more than the average person.
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