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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 maj...

Navajo Nation receives 1st shipment of COVID-19 vaccine Shondiin Silversmith, Arizona Republic As the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines roll out across the U.S. this week, the Navajo Nation received its first doses Monday and plans to administer them to health care workers starting Tuesday. The pandemic has at times overwhelmed the Navajo Nation, which earlier this year had the highest infection rate per capita. The daily number of COVID-19 positive cases has risen sharply during the latest wave of the virus, according to data from the Navajo Nation Department of Hea...