Volunteers and race officials at the 2022 Iditarod will be tested daily for COVID-19 and must prove they are fully vaccinated to be in the “Iditarod bubble.”
Dallas Seavey receives a mandatory COVID-19 nasal swab upon arriving at the McGrath checkpoint during the 2021 Iditarod Sled Dog Race.
Race marshal Mark Nordman said he’s confident the plan will help keep mushers and communities along the route safe. Race officials and volunteers will wear armbands and ID badges to show that they are part of the “Iditarod bubble” at checkpoints along the trail, according to the race’sThose inside the bubble are required to wear face masks when interacting with people outside of the bubble. Mushers should wear masks too, says the COVID plan.
The community of Takotna, famous for its spread of pies for mushers, decided to not be a checkpoint this year. Instead teams will run 41 miles from McGrath straight to Ophir.
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