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Navajo Nation confirms its first case of monkeypox
Perry Vandell
Arizona Republic
Aug. 25, 2022
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez announced on Wednesday that the tribe had confirmed its first case of monkeypox in New Mexico’s McKinley County.
“We continue to take a proactive approach to mitigate Monkeypox here on the Navajo Nation, through the establishment of the Monkeypox Preparedness Team that includes our health care experts and by engaging with federal health officials and the White House,” Nez said in a written statement. “Through these efforts, we’ve been able to secure doses of the Monkeypox vaccines and they will be available to the Navajo people soon.”
During a special town hall meeting that was livestreamed on Facebook Thursday morning, Nez urged people to continue the safety practices employed for COVID-19, such as wearing face masks, social distancing and using hand sanitizer liberally...
https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/monkeypox-rate-malta-one-highest-europe.976535
Navajo Nation confirms its first case of monkeypox
Perry Vandell
Arizona Republic
Aug. 25, 2022
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez announced on Wednesday that the tribe had confirmed its first case of monkeypox in New Mexico’s McKinley County.
“We continue to take a proactive approach to mitigate Monkeypox here on the Navajo Nation, through the establishment of the Monkeypox Preparedness Team that includes our health care experts and by engaging with federal health officials and the White House,” Nez said in a written statement. “Through these efforts, we’ve been able to secure doses of the Monkeypox vaccines and they will be available to the Navajo people soon.”
During a special town hall meeting that was livestreamed on Facebook Thursday morning, Nez urged people to continue the safety practices employed for COVID-19, such as wearing face masks, social distancing and using hand sanitizer liberally...