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NMPBS Antonia Gonzales speaks with Dr. Anthony Fauci about Native vaccination success. Antonia Gonzales: We know that COVID-19 has hit Indian Country hard. But right now many tribal nations across the country are outpacing other communities. When it comes to administering COVID-19 vaccinations, the Navajo Nation exceeded goals of administering 100,000 doses by the end of February. What can we learn about how tribal nations are vaccinating their populations? Dr. Fauci: They re doing something right. And I think that what we need to do is set that as an example and keep it up. What you have is, I guess, the community spirit among the tribal nations are such that when you have something that you realize is important for your health, for that of your family, and for that of your community. I know it s a close knit community. So perhaps that s one of the reasons why when something as lifesaving as a vaccine comes along, the uptake of it is very smooth and very efficient. So in that res

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