Forging Ahead: The Yukon’s Continuing Response to COVID-19

The Government of Yukon has released Forging Ahead, a framework outlining the Yukon’s ongoing response to the pandemic as it begins its transition from pandemic to endemic. The approach focuses on living with COVID-19 while managing and containing future cases, clusters and outbreaks within the territory. The purpose of this plan is to provide guidance as the Yukon moves forward and as Yukoners begin to adapt to living with the risk of COVID-19.

This plan relies on six pillars that will help manage, contain and prevent the spread of COVID-19 within the territory without widespread public health measures. Each pillar has been carefully assessed and selected to provide details on how the Yukon will transition out of the State of Emergency with a mostly vaccinated population and how citizens can begin living sustainably with the virus as part of their everyday lives. 

The new approach highlights two goals as the Yukon enters this phase, with the first being to reduce the severe illness amongst vulnerable populations and the second to enhance Yukoners' overall wellbeing. This strategy will be a living document that may undergo changes in order to adapt to the evolving situations.