HEALTH

COVID-19 vaccine arrives on Navajo Nation

Arizona Republic
Navajo Nation Police Officers pull into Sage Memorial Hospital in Ganado, Arizona, to deliver the COVID-19 vaccinations on Dec. 14, 2020.
Navajo Nation Police Officers pull into Sage Memorial Hospital in Ganado, Arizona, to deliver the COVID-19 vaccinations on Dec. 14, 2020.
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Navajo Nation Police Officer Jershon Begay transports the first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to an ultra-cold freezer at the Indian Health Service's Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup, New Mexico on Dec. 14, 2020.
Navajo Nation Police Officer Jershon Begay transports the first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to an ultra-cold freezer at the Indian Health Service's Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup, New Mexico on Dec. 14, 2020.
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Navajo Nation Police Officers and Indian Health Service Officials deliver the COVID-19 vaccinations on Dec. 14, 2020, to Sage Memorial Hospital in Ganado, Arizona.
Navajo Nation Police Officers and Indian Health Service Officials deliver the COVID-19 vaccinations on Dec. 14, 2020, to Sage Memorial Hospital in Ganado, Arizona.
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U.S. Public Health Service Lt. mdr. Erica Harker (left) and Gallup Indian Medical Center Chief of Pharmacy Vicky Chavez (right) prepare COVID-19 vaccines to be redistributed from GIMC to other health care facilities on the Navajo Nation on Dec. 14, 2020.
U.S. Public Health Service Lt. mdr. Erica Harker (left) and Gallup Indian Medical Center Chief of Pharmacy Vicky Chavez (right) prepare COVID-19 vaccines to be redistributed from GIMC to other health care facilities on the Navajo Nation on Dec. 14, 2020.
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Vicky Chavez, chief of pharmacy for the Indian Health Service's Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup New Mexico, counts vials of COVID-19 vaccines on Dec. 14, 2020.
Vicky Chavez, chief of pharmacy for the Indian Health Service's Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup New Mexico, counts vials of COVID-19 vaccines on Dec. 14, 2020.
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Indian Health Service Officials deliver the COVID-19 vaccinations on Dec. 14, 2020, to Sage Memorial Hospital in Ganado, Arizona.
Indian Health Service Officials deliver the COVID-19 vaccinations on Dec. 14, 2020, to Sage Memorial Hospital in Ganado, Arizona.
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U.S. Public Health Service Lt. Kali Autrey, pharmacist, was the first IHS employee to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at the Crownpoint Health Care Facility in Crownpoint, New Mexico, as part of the Navajo Area IHS on Dec. 14, 2020.
U.S. Public Health Service Lt. Kali Autrey, pharmacist, was the first IHS employee to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at the Crownpoint Health Care Facility in Crownpoint, New Mexico, as part of the Navajo Area IHS on Dec. 14, 2020.
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U.S. Public Health Service Capt. Jefferson Fredy, a member of the Navajo Nation and the chief of pharmacy at the Crownpoint Service Unit, was the second IHS employee to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at the Crownpoint Healthcare Facility in Crownpoint, New Mexico, as part of the Navajo Area IHS on Dec. 14, 2020.
U.S. Public Health Service Capt. Jefferson Fredy, a member of the Navajo Nation and the chief of pharmacy at the Crownpoint Service Unit, was the second IHS employee to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at the Crownpoint Healthcare Facility in Crownpoint, New Mexico, as part of the Navajo Area IHS on Dec. 14, 2020.
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