MISSION â Events were canceled and vaccine clinics were scheduled this week after a sharp uptick in COVID-19 cases was reported among school children on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
Hours after the CTUIR reported on Wednesday, May 12, that 14 people had tested positive for COVID-19 on the reservation over the past two weeks, with 12 cases coming from kids, tribal health officials announced that youths 12 to 18 could be vaccinated at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center on Saturday, May 15.
The clinic was announced after the federal government authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine among children ages 12 to 15 earlier on May 12.
Confederated Tribes report school age COVID-19 outbreak
May 14, 2021
FacebookTwitterEmail
MISSION, Ore. (AP) The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation has seen a rise in COVID-19 cases among school children, prompting officials to schedule more vaccination clinics and cancel events.
The Tribes reported on Wednesday that 14 people had tested positive for COVID-19 on the reservation over the past two weeks, The East Oregonian reported.
Tribal officials said the outbreak came after six weeks without one case reported among tribal members and patients eligible for care at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center. The 12 children who have the illness reportedly experienced symptoms and one adult was hospitalized in the outbreak, officials said.
MISSION â The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation have announced that they will offer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to youth tribal members and patients eligible for care at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center at a clinic scheduled for this weekend, according to a press release.
Health officials will offer the vaccine to youth between the ages of 12 and 18 at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center on Saturday, May 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m, the press release said.
The newly scheduled clinic comes on the same day that the CTUIR announced in a press release that 14 people had tested positive for COVID-19 over the past two weeks, with 12 cases coming from children between the ages of 4 and 18.
Essay On Ryan Guzman - 606 Words bartleby.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bartleby.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation are opening a two-day mass vaccination event to any resident age 16 and above who resides in the