Maintaining COVID-19 suppression measures is hard. But Alaskans must.

As public health professionals, we believe the first priority in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic is to prevent infections and save lives.

A team at the University of Alaska Anchorage, Division of Population Health Sciences has looked closely at the lessons from other countries and expert predictions. We have reviewed the policies enacted in Alaska and tracked the alarming increase in cases in our state. We have run mathematical models using Alaska data. Read more of this story from ADN here.