What the Navajo Nation’s successful COVID vaccine rollout can teach the rest of the country Rachel Grumman Bender
The Navajo Nation is one of the hardest-hit populations in the U.S. when it comes to COVID-19 at one point reporting the country s highest number of cases per capita. To date, the Navajo Department of Health reports more than 1,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19.
But a bright spot has emerged: The COVID vaccine rollout in the Navajo Nation has been highly successful, already surpassing its original goal to have administered 100,000 shots by the end of February. It’s an impressive number, given that there are an estimated 175,000 people living in the Navajo Nation.
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AIDA Cruises opens 2021 cruise season on March 20
ROSTOCK, Germany, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ AIDA Cruises today announced it will open its 2021 cruise season starting March 20 with AIDAperla sailing around the Canary Islands, the group of Spanish islands off the northwest coast of Africa, a favorite fly and cruise vacation for German travelers looking to enjoy the region s eternal spring weather and unique destinations.
The German federal government has extended the lockdown to contain the pandemic until March 2021. Many of AIDA s cruise destinations have also implemented measures that significantly restrict international holiday travel through early spring.
The cruise line - which is set to return at the end of this year - said it hoped the action would complete a package of health measures to ensure a safe environment on board.