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IRVING, N.Y. (WKBW) â Wednesday marked the first pop-up vaccine clinic held at a truck stop, offering COVID-19 vaccines to truck drivers, motorists, Natives from the Allegany and Cattaraugus Territories and residents from surrounding communities.
J.C. Seneca, Owner of Native Pride Travel Plaza in Seneca s Tallchief Territory, partnered with G-Health Enterprises to make this happen. We have to reach a certain percentile to make sure that as a nation, we can get through this period of this pandemic, and come out on the other side better off, he said. We have our mobile van so figured we d work out this partnership to help the Native American population, said Dr. Chet Fox, Chief Medical Officer for G-Health Enterprises.
Group, Buffalo physician provide COVID vaccine to Native Americans
There s still a huge disparity in the numbers when it comes to people of color. A local doctor and an organization are trying to get Native Americans their shot. Author: Danielle Church (WGRZ) Updated: 6:54 PM EST February 20, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. Herd immunity is needed in order to get things back to normal, so that means a high percentage of the population needs to get vaccinated.
However, there s still a huge disparity in the numbers when it comes to people of color.
Now how a local doctor and organization are trying to get Native Americans their shot.