NAVAJO NATION

Navajo Nation leaders receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Gallup

Noel Lyn Smith
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U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Cmdr. Hosun Persimmon, right, waits to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to leaders from the Navajo Nation on Dec. 31, 2020 at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Cmdr. Hosun Persimmon, right, waits to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to leaders from the Navajo Nation on Dec. 31, 2020 at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
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Navajo Nation Council Delegate Edison Wauneka receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 31, 2020 at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
Navajo Nation Council Delegate Edison Wauneka receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 31, 2020 at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
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U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Lt. Cmdr. Erica Harker readies to give the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez on Dec. 31, 2020 at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Lt. Cmdr. Erica Harker readies to give the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez on Dec. 31, 2020 at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
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Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 31, 2020 at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 31, 2020 at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
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A syringe containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is seen on Dec. 31, 2020 at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
A syringe containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is seen on Dec. 31, 2020 at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
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Speaker Seth Damon watches health care personnel administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 31, 2020 at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
Speaker Seth Damon watches health care personnel administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 31, 2020 at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
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U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Lt. Cmdr. Erica Harker reviews paperwork before administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez on Dec. 31, 2020 at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Lt. Cmdr. Erica Harker reviews paperwork before administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez on Dec. 31, 2020 at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
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Navajo Nation Council Delegate Eugene Tso waits to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 31, 2020 at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
Navajo Nation Council Delegate Eugene Tso waits to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 31, 2020 at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
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Speaker Seth Damon, center, listens to information about the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 31, 2020. Damon received the vaccine during a livestream from Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
Speaker Seth Damon, center, listens to information about the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 31, 2020. Damon received the vaccine during a livestream from Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
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At right, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Cmdr. Hosun Persimmon finishes rolling up Navajo Nation Council Delegate Eugene Tso's sleeve before administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 31, 2020 at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
At right, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Cmdr. Hosun Persimmon finishes rolling up Navajo Nation Council Delegate Eugene Tso's sleeve before administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 31, 2020 at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
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Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez shows his vaccination card for COVID-19 on Dec. 31, 2020. Nez was among Navajo leaders to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine during a livestream from Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez shows his vaccination card for COVID-19 on Dec. 31, 2020. Nez was among Navajo leaders to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine during a livestream from Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup.
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From left, Navajo Nation Council delegates Paul Begay, Jimmy Yellowhair and Edison Wauneka and Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez wait inside Gallup Indian Medical Center on Dec. 31, 2020 in Gallup.
From left, Navajo Nation Council delegates Paul Begay, Jimmy Yellowhair and Edison Wauneka and Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez wait inside Gallup Indian Medical Center on Dec. 31, 2020 in Gallup.
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