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Dr. Stephen Jones, Health Services executive director, said the vaccine is available at four CN health facilities.
âThe Pfizer for 12 to 15 is available at our clinics now. The clinics that have Pfizer are Muskogee, Tahlequah, Vinita and Sallisaw,â he said.Â
Jones said the Pfizer vaccine would be available at the smaller CN health facilities at least three days a week. Walk-ins for youth to get the vaccine are available, though it is recommended for their parents to make appointments.Â
âWe are working through our pediatric providers also to get as many people vaccinated as want vaccinated. We are working off of a walk-in type system but it is better for us if we know someone is coming,â Jones said.
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TAHLEQUAH â Face masks are now optional for casino guests, according to the Cherokee Nation Businesses boss.
âOn Friday, we did adopt a âmasking optionalâ policy for our patrons,â CNB CEO Chuck Garrett said during his May 17 Tribal Council report. âOur employees continue to have a mask mandate. But our guests are now able to make that decision on their own. Whether theyâve been vaccinated or not, they can take into consideration their own personal situation.â
The Cherokee Nation operates 10 gaming venues throughout northeast Oklahoma. When COVID-19 began spreading in early 2020, CNB casinos were closed for several months, followed by a âcareful, phased process to responsibly reopen,â a facet of which was mandatory masks, according to CNB.
The Daily Yonder The Cherokee Nation to Produce Its Own PPE The tribe went from chasing scarce supplies of personal protective equipment to opening two state-of-the-art production facilities that will meet its needs and export to the rest of the country.
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Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. (gray suit) is seen touring the Stilwell PPE manufacturing facility. (Photo by Cherokee Nation Communications)
As the Covid-19 swept through Oklahoma, officials with the Cherokee Nation said that at times, they had a hard time sourcing proper personal protective equipment for health workers, citizens and others.
Now, the tribe – the largest in the U.S. – has created its own facilities to manufacture PPE so that it can provide the equipment to Cherokee Nation citizens and non-citizens alike.