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FRUITLAND – Robbin Tanner carefully arranged supplies needed to administer the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines to David and Nina Mays at their home on the Navajo Nation.
Tanner, a public health nurse with Northern Navajo Medical Center, has been working with Maxine Tsosie, a community health representative with the Navajo Department of Health, to identify and vaccinate individuals who are unable to leave home, typically due to illness or age.
David Mays greeted Tanner and Tsosie on Feb. 24, then talked about his bout with COVID-19 last March and about his interest in getting the vaccine.
The couple tried to get vaccinated at drive-thru events in Nenahnezad and Upper Fruitland but were discouraged by long lines and hearing that supplies were limited.