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The omicron variant of COVID-19 has arrived in Alaska, and all expectations are that it will be in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region soon. KYUK’s Greg Kim spoke with Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation Chief of Staff Dr. Ellen Hodges and the corporation’s president and CEO, Dan Winkelman, about how important it is to get fully vaccinated.

This winter has broken records for cold temperatures. To better understand how this fits into scenarios of global warming, KYUK’s Steve Heimel got a hold of one of the top scientists looking at global climate patterns and the forces driving them.

Listen to Yugtun qanemcit for December 29, 2021.

The holidays are here, but so is COVID-19. KYUK’s Greg Kim speaks with the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation’s chief of staff, Dr. Ellen Hodges, and the corporation’s president and CEO, Dan Winkelman, about how to have a safe holiday season.

On this week's COVID-19 call-in show with YKHC, Dr. Ellen Hodges and Brian Lefferts look back at the pandemic's impact in the region over the past year. They also discuss the importance of vaccines and testing, as well as the omicron variant.

Listen to the local English newscast from October 15, 2021.