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Booster Shots, Vaccination Rates, and Looking Ahead to Vaccines for Young Ones

COVID-19, COVID-19 Community Conversations

Co-Hosts Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Antony Stately Ph.D. (Ojibwe/Oneida) explore how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis.

Leah and Antony discuss booster shots, third shots, and why it’s important for some people to get it. We also talk about vaccine acceptance and rates in Indian Country.  And we look ahead to what’s happening with the COVID vaccine for our young ones.

Reporter Dalton Walker shares his conversation with Melissa Wentz Opsahl, a pharmacist and vaccine consultant, who has worked at Indian Health Services for many years.

Dr. Antony Stately is the CEO of the Native American Community Clinic. 

Listen to past COVID-19 Community Conversations

  • Booster Shots, Vaccination Rates, and Looking Ahead to Vaccines for Young Ones
    Leah and Antony discuss booster shots, third shots, and why it’s important for some people to get it. We also talk about vaccine acceptance and rates in Indian Country. And we look ahead to what’s happening with the COVID vaccine for our young ones.
  • Being a Good Relative in Complicated Times
    Co-Hosts Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Antony Stately Ph.D. (Ojibwe/Oneida) explore how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis.
  • Navigating the Knowns and Unknowns of Back-to-School Time
    Co-Hosts Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Antony Stately Ph.D. (Ojibwe/Oneida) explore how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. Leah and Antony discuss getting our young ones back to school and how to navigate all the knowns and unknowns of what’s ahead, so we can …
  • That’s a Wrap! Reflections on Pandemic Conversations, Guests, and Shared Wisdom
    Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) is back exploring how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On this show, Leah is joined by her spouse, Daniel Lemm (Lower Sioux Indian Community), to remember and reflect on some of the wisdom and insights shared by the …
  • Tribal Communities Moving Forward and Learning from Pandemic
    On today’s show, Leah catches up with Daniel Frye (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians), who is the Director of Indian Health Services in the Bemidji Area, which includes Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the urban center of Chicago. Daniel speaks about the many ways that Indian Health Services has risen to meet the challenges of the pandemic, including the complex process of vaccine distribution, ongoing COVID testing, and how things are changing now that restrictions are loosening.