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

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

• Pregnancy, Vaccines, and Decision-making during the COVID-19 PandemicMay 16, 2022
  On today’s show, Leah and Antony sort through many of the questions and concerns that arise around pregnancy, vaccines, and decision-making during this stage of the pandemic.
• Decision-making in Daily Life Two Years into the COVID- 19 PandemicMarch 23, 2022
  Leah and Antony are back to discuss how COVID has affected our decision-making processes now that we are two years into the pandemic.  Leah and Antony reflect on the latest statistics from the World Health Organization, about the numbers of cases and deaths worldwide.
• Pediatric COVID Vaccines Now Available for Kids 5+ and Coming Soon: Boosters for AllNovember 17, 2021
  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. On today’s show, Leah and Antony discuss pediatric COVID vaccines and how parents can go about getting their young ones vaccinated, as children who are ages …
• Booster Shots, Vaccination Rates, and Looking Ahead to Vaccines for Young OnesOctober 13, 2021
  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 TimesSeptember 15, 2021
  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.