IHS is giving free Covid vaccine to 16year old and older adults.

[Desert grandma]

I called our local Indian Health Service hospital to see if I could get information on vaccinating my 2 just turned 18 year old granddaughters. I found out that you can call and make an appointment to get the vaccine for ANY member of a federally registered tribe as well as non registered people that live with them. Hubby and I are already fully vaccinated since February, but girls are so glad to be fully protected soon as I made their appointments for next week. The college they will be attending is requiring all staff and students to be vaccinated, so they will have this completed well before fall semester starts.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. Excellent!

Everyone needs to be vaccinated as soon as possible.

My 38 year old son who lives in Fairfax VA got his first vaccination today. He texted me a photo of his vaccination confirmation, and when I spoke with him a couple of hours ago he was very happy.

All of us need to get the vaccine as soon as is realistically possible. I got mine 15 days ago, the J&J one and done. Hooray! Lucky me! I am now as well protected as possible. I am essentially the healthiest person I know, and I hope I would have had at best a mild version of Covid-19. However, I am not at all willing to test that, and so I've been largely isolated this past year. Lucky me. I'm 72 years old, retired, have little need to go out in public. I also am fortunate to live in northern New Mexico, and people here are incredibly good about wearing masks. Honestly, I haven't seen an unmasked person inside a store since about last June. I do, very occasionally, see someone with a mask below the nose. But only rarely. I am very, very grateful and appreciative to live here.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

2. Native Americans have been vaccinating faster than...

... every other ethnicity in the country.

Native-American Tribes Pull Ahead in Covid-19 Vaccinations: High inoculation rates stem from centralized healthcare system and culture that strives to protect elders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/native-american-tribes-pull-ahead-in-covid-19-vaccinations-11618047001
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In Apache County, Ariz., where Ms. Begaye lives, about two-thirds of which is covered by the Navajo, Fort Apache and Zuni Indian reservations, 42% of the population is fully vaccinated, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. In Glacier County, Mont., home of the Blackfeet Nation, 46.7% of the population is vaccinated. In Blaine County, Mont., where one-third of the population lives on the Fort Belknap Reservation, it is 45.9%.

Overall, 34.5% of the U.S. population has received at least one vaccine shot, according to the CDC.

Across the country, some of the fastest communities to vaccinate are home to Native American tribes. As vaccinations have quickly spread, case and death rates have plummeted among native groups, which were once among the hardest-hit by the virus.
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[dawg day]

3. Yay! It's going tho be such a relief

When your whole family is protected. I hope they have a great first college year!

[Desert grandma]

4. Yes! So true.

Thank you. We are all feeling good. Hubby and I went out to eat for the first time in over a year last night. We are still very cautious, removing masks only to eat, but it is wonderful to feel some light at the end of the tunnel. The girls are feeling more excited about going to college in the fall, because they know everyone there will be vaccinated.