How far we’ve come
I’ve spent much of this week reflecting on the past year and working on several stories for the weekend that will recognize the one-year anniversary of Chattanooga’s first COVID-19 case.
News outlets often cover various anniversaries, but this particular series has presented a new challenge for me – writing an anniversary story about an event that isn’t over. It’s hard to fully reflect on something that’s still happening. Many of the individuals I interviewed – public health officials, doctors, nurses – shared a similar sentiment.
The pandemic isn’t over, and though it appears the worst may be behind us, the tail end and recovery will likely take much longer. Though I’m anxious about how far we still have to go in this journey, I’m also taking some time to appreciate how far we’ve come.
– Elizabeth Fite, health care reporter