Navajo Nation outperforms wider US: 60 percent fully vaccinated | US and Canadian News
Navajo Nation continues to be the leader In an effort to vaccinate the United States, 102,372 people were fully vaccinated on May 15 – about 170,000 people in 60 percent of the tribe’s territory – according to data released on Thursday
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By comparison, the U.S. has fully integrated 37.8% of the population as of May 19, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. The U.S. state with the highest percentage, Maine, is fully embedded at 50 percent.
The Navajo Nation covers an area of more than four states than West Virginia, which effectively serves as a reserve, about six months after the vaccine was distributed.