According to Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation Chief of Staff Dr. Ellen Hodges, the planning, coordination, communication, and dedication that made vaccine distribution in rural Alaska a success story is striking.
The team at Span Alaska Transportation had to take extraordinary action to ship a special refrigeration unit all the way to the top of the world to ensure it was on site before the community’s first vaccines arrived.
As scientists and medical experts work to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, the conversation has grown to include not just the safety and efficacy of a potential vaccine but the logistics surrounding its distribution as well.