First COVID-19 vaccines administered on White Earth Reservation
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was administered to 10 health care workers at White Earth Health Center, near Ogema, Minn., Tuesday with additional vaccinations occurring throughout the week to more staff members until the center s initial allotment of 120 doses is completed.
Written By:
Michael Achterling | ×
Cmdr. Deanne Udby, left, of the Indian Health Service, administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to Ashley Lohnes, a respiratory nurse, at the White Earth Health Center on Tuesday, Dec. 15. (Michael Achterling / Tribune)
The first COVID-19 vaccines were administered to 10 health care workers at White Earth Heath Center on Tuesday, Dec. 15.
First COVID-19 vaccines administered on White Earth Reservation
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was administered to 10 health care workers at White Earth Health Center, near Ogema, Minn., Tuesday with additional vaccinations occurring throughout the week to more staff members until the center s initial allotment of 120 doses is completed.
Written By:
Michael Achterling | ×
Cmdr. Deanne Udby, left, of the Indian Health Service, administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to Ashley Lohnes, a respiratory nurse, at the White Earth Health Center on Tuesday, Dec. 15. (Michael Achterling / Tribune)
The first COVID-19 vaccines were administered to 10 health care workers at White Earth Heath Center on Tuesday, Dec. 15.
U.S. Public Health Service Lt. Cmdr. Erica Harker, left, an Indian Health Service Navajo Area pharmacy consultant and a member of the Zuni Tribe, and Gallup Indian Medical Center Chief of Pharmacy Vicky Chavez prepare COVID-19 vaccines to be redistributed from GIMC to other health care facilities on the Navajo Nation, December 14, 2020. Photo: IHS
COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Indian Country as cases continue to rise
‘A historic day in this fight’
Monday, December 14, 2020
Indianz.Com
Facilities across Indian Country have begun distributing a newly approved COVID-19 vaccine but the vast majority of tribal citizens will have to wait before they can be protected from a disease that continues to ravage their communities.