COVID-19 has wrought devastation on the Navajo Nation. But a year into the pandemic, the Nation has managed a dramatic turnaround, and is now outpacing neighboring states in administering vaccines. Plus, the Biden administration has extended the review of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments to allow newly confirmed Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to visit Utah. And later, when the pandemic shut down businesses, schools, and gathering places last year, many people turned to the outdoors for an escape. But the increase in visitors to places like national parks meant social distancing became a challenge in these places too.
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Photo: Roland Begay, the first health care worker in the Navajo Nation area to receive the COVID-19 vaccine/Navajo Nation OPVP Communications
KJZZ: The Navajo Nation Took A Hard Stance Against COVID-19; Experts Say It Worked
https://fronterasdesk.org/content/1665868/navajo-nation-took-hard-stance-against-covid-19-experts-say-it-worked?_ga=2.47313263.915439679.1615844451-384238978.1615335712
UPR: What Does Social Distancing Look Like In A Busy National Park?
https://www.upr.org/post/what-does-social-distancing-look-busy-national-park
This Week in Moab: Arches Pandemic Research, Moab Chamber of Commerce
https://www.kzmu.org/arches-pandemic-research-moab-chamber-of-commerce-on-this-week-in-moab/
