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Three phase plan draft explained
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — A near-final coronavirus vaccine plan was shared with the Health, Education, and Human Services Committee of the 24th Navajo Nation Council Nov. 25 by the Navajo Area Indian Health Service.
The plan, presented by NAIHS Chief Medical Officer Dr. Loretta Christiansen, will coordinate the delivery of vaccine doses across the Indian Health Service system once the Federal Drug Administration approves one or multiple vaccines.
The plan covers three phases in the development and distribution of accepted vaccines for Covid-19.
Phase One calls for the shipment of a limited number of vaccine doses across the IHS system and to tribal...