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Vaccine brings hope to North Dakota tribe that s lost elders, youth to COVID-19
Some Native Americans are skeptical of the COVID-19 vaccine, as historical trauma and the speed with which the vaccine was approved makes some people hesitant, but health officials nationwide are encouraging people to inform themselves and get the vaccine when eligible. 6:41 pm, Dec. 23, 2020 ×
Marilyn Yellow Bird, director of public health at the Elbowoods Memorial Health Center, was the second person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on the Fort Berthold Reservation on Wednesday, Dec. 23. Michelle Griffith / The Forum
NEW TOWN, N.D. Health care workers on the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation received the tribe s first doses of COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, Dec. 23, with many clad in holiday attire and hoping that being immunized from the coronavirus will be an added gift to friends and family ahead of the holidays.