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Budâs Craft Cannabis Store Manager Mikael Ham poses with one of the pre-rolls that will be offered for a penny to Oklahoma medical marijuana license holders if they provided proof of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Budâs Craft Cannabis in McAlester started âPot for Shotsâ to offer medical marijuana for a penny to anyone with documentation showing they received a COVID-19 vaccination.
DERRICK JAMES | Staff photo breaking topical featured Pot for Shotsâ: Bud s Craft Cannabis offers pre-roll for a penny to those who get vaccinated
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Budâs Craft Cannabis Store Manager Mikael Ham poses with one of the pre-rolls that will be offered for a penny to Oklahoma medical marijuana license holders if they provided proof of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
DERRICK JAMES | Staff photo
The Choctaw Nation Clinic in McAlester, along with other tribal health clinics, now offer the COVID-19 vaccine to Native Americans over the age of 40 who live in the tribe s 10 and a half county boundary. breaking topical featured
By Derrick James | STAFF WRITER Jan 28, 2021
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The Choctaw Nation Clinic in McAlester, along with other tribal health clinics, now offer the COVID-19 vaccine to Native Americans over the age of 40 who live in the tribe s 10 and a half county boundary.
Individuals older than 40 with a Certificate Degree of Indian Blood who live in southeast Oklahoma are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine through Choctaw Nation.
Regional Covid-19 vaccinations are now underway for frontline health care workers, first responders and those who are considered high risk for a severe infection of the respiratory disease, although the statewide rollout has been marred by mixed messages and confusion.
Lamar County volunteer firefighters were among those invited to sign up for their first round of vaccinations Dec. 29, a day after Paris Regional Medical Center officials announced the hospital received its initial allocation of vaccines, developed by Moderna, and it was distributing them in accordance with prioritization guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal government and the state of Texas. The Moderna vaccine received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Dec. 18.
Choctaw Nation tribal members due COVID-19 vaccinations
DURANT – With more than 400 COVID-19 vaccines already given to Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority employees, the Choctaw Nation on Monday will begin vaccinating individuals in “Phase 2,” the tribe said in a statement.
People in the phase include current CNHSA patients, Certified Degree of Indian Blood cardholders, people 60 and older, those who live within Choctaw Nation jurisdiction, and CDIB cardholders who live in the same household as a Phase 2 patient.
In addition to those individuals, teachers who are current CNHSA patients and CDIB cardholders will also be offered appointments for the vaccine with proof of employment (a school badge or paystub).