COVID-19: Case updates for San Juan County and Navajo Nation
Farmington Daily Times
People can register for the vaccine at cvvaccine.nmhealth.org.
On the Navajo Nation, more than 120,000 doses have been administered as of March 1. The Navajo Department of Health has a COVID-19 vaccine registry. The registration form is online at ndoh.navajo-nsn.gov/COVID-19/COVID-19-Vaccine.
Meanwhile, both governments are continuing to ask people to get tested and wear masks.
Case numbers for February can be found here.
Resources
Navajo Department of Health COVID-19 website: ndoh.navajo-nsn.gov/covid-19
Navajo Health Command Operations Center: 928-871-7014
State coronavirus website: cv.nmhealth.org
Indian Health Service ‘ahead of schedule’ with COVID-19 vaccination rollout
Friday, February 26, 2021
Indianz.Com
The federal agency that provides health care to 2.6 million American Indians and Alaska Natives is outpacing many states in its efforts to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to those it serves, despite the challenges posed by reaching remote communities.
The Indian Health Service has distributed nearly 1.22 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to its 349 health care facilities located in 36 states across the country.
“This milestone was reached ahead of schedule despite severe weather making travel to health care facilities difficult across much of Indian Country and leading to shipping delays,” said Rear Admiral Michael Toedt, the chief medical officer at IHS. “Very shortly, we expect that everyone who needs a vaccine will be able to receive it.”
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.