Native tribes in Oklahoma are offering the Covid-19 vaccine to anyone who wants it CNN 3/16/2021 By Harmeet Kaur, CNN © Sue Ogrocki/AP/Shutterstock A nurse in Oklahoma City draws Pfizer s coronavirus vaccine into a syringe on December 14, 2020.
Any resident of Oklahoma can now get the Covid-19 vaccine but it s not because of the state s health department. Instead, Oklahomans have several Native tribes to thank.
Other tribes headquartered in Oklahoma have expanded vaccinations beyond tribal citizens, too. The Osage, Choctaw and Citizen Potawatomi Nations are offering vaccines to all members of the public, while the Cherokee Nation has opened appointments to anyone residing within its 14-county jurisdiction.
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