AKWESASNE — The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe will take part in a program funded by the National Institutes of Health and implemented in partnership with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
AKWESASNE â Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Health Services will start their vaccination plan on Tuesday, following the arrival of 200 doses of Modernaâs COVID-19 vaccine this week.
According to a press release from the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, the 200 doses of vaccine arrived earlier than anticipated and the tribeâs health services will proceed with their vaccination plans starting Tuesday.
âReceiving the vaccine earlier than expected is certainly a pleasant surprise. We did not expect the distribution would be directly from the manufacturer, which was the case, thus cutting out middle people and getting here faster than expected,â SMRT Health Services Director Michael Cook said in the press release.
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Clinical Director Dr. Benson Kelly and Pharmacy Supervisor Joan Westcott opening the first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine. Dec. 21. Photo: St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
Dec 21, 2020
Saint Regis Mohawk Health Services says it has received its first 200 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
According to a press release, the initial shipment will be given to Akwesasne health care workers, tribal police officers, and other frontline personnel as soon as early January.
It will require a second dose to be administered about a month later.
More will arrive in the coming months, officials say, but the first shipment of the vaccine provides a vital tool in combating the coronavirus. It’s one of two vaccines currently authorized by the FDA and is about 94% effective at preventing symptoms from developing.