While the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa medical providers this week announced only six active COVID-19 cases on the reservation, they also reported an uptick in the number of youth who tested positive for the coronavirus.
Tribal Chairwoman Cathy Chavers said in a recent government update that the regional health officials already have the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses and are now readying themselves for a federal greenlighting for the use of Pfizer vaccine for people ages 12 to 15. She noted that tribal clinic officials have been seeking out a freezer in order to store the vaccines in Nett Lake and Vermilion, in addition to coordinating with local agencies to soon administer vaccines at the North Woods School in Cook, on the reservation.
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The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa on Friday announced that five individuals have been infected with COVID-19 in Nett Lake, including three in their 30s and two between the ages of 0-6.
Tribal Chairwoman Cathy Chavers noted that all are now in isolation and quarantine. The reservation, she said, has recorded a total of 45 coronavirus cases since the pandemic reached Minnesota.
âWeâre doing great with the virus, but we can all still get it,â she said.
Earlier this week, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reported three new cases and a total of 91 on the reservation set near Cloquet. The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe on Thursday reported 18 active cases and 385 recovered on the reservation located near Bemidji.