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How this Native American tribe fully vaccinated 98% of its citizens Erik Ortiz © Provided by NBC News The darkest days of the pandemic stretched through the fall, when ambulances were frequently called to transport tribal members of the Blackfeet Nation, whose lands border the snow-capped mountains of Glacier National Park in northern Montana, to hospitals two hours away. While about 10,000 people live on the tribe's sprawling reservation, which is larger than the state of Delaware, the effects of the coronavirus were acute: Tribal health officials recorded more than 1,390 c...

Vaccination efforts have been so successful for the Blackfeet Nation in Montana that it shared surplus doses with Canada and will help vaccinate tourists visiting Glacier National Park.

In the U.S., COVID-19 vaccine supply outstrips demand. In Canada, it’s the reverse.

'It doesn't matter what side of the border you live on, COVID doesn't stop at the border'