The Covid-19 Pandemic is raging at its most intense right now across the country, in Alaska, and especially on the Kenai Peninsula. On Thursday, both the country and the state reported the largest single-day death tolls yet from the coronavirus.
On the weekly Covid Brief with host Kathleen Gustafson, vaccination scheduling, hospital capacity and why the current infection trend is so steeply upward were all part of the conversation with Alaska Public Health Nurse Lorne Carrol and South Peninsula Hospital’s Derotha Ferraro. Here’s an excerpt of the full show.