Biden authorizes disaster declaration for Navajo Nation over COVID-19
FARMINGTON — President
The declaration will support the tribe's response and recovery work through funding from the
"I have authorized federal relief and recovery assistance in the affected area," Biden wrote in the letter to tribal President
Biden made the approval on
"Today's major disaster declaration for the
Nez and Vice President
The leaders stated that the COVID-19 situation had grown beyond the tribal government's resources and supplementary federal assistance was necessary to save lives and to protect public health.
Nez acknowledged Biden's action in remarks during an online town hall on
"What this does is it helps bring in resources to the
After cases of the virus were first reported in
Vaccine distribution has been ramping up on the reservation through health care facilities operated by
Nez explained the declaration will help the distribution by bringing resources like mobile units that can deliver vaccines to remote communities on the reservation.
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Region 9 consists of 150 tribal nations as well as
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