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    Despite obstacles, Native Americans have the nation’s highest COVID-19 vaccination rate

    by Richard Read, Los Angeles Times Aug 15, 2021 5 minutes

    LODGE POLE, Mont. — For the first several months of the pandemic, the residents of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation were spared by their seclusion in the plains of northern Montana. But when the coronavirus finally arrived, it hit hard.

    The six-bed hospital was quickly overwhelmed, and dozens of patients had to be airlifted to Billings or beyond.

    By December, 10 people had died, most of them venerated elders, devastating the close-knit community of 4,500. Health workers braced for more contagion and death as the winter forced people into close quarters.

    “If you get your electricity shut off or you run out of propane and don’t have hot water, you’re going to Grandma’s house to get cleaned up and stay,” said Jessica Windy Boy, who heads the Indian Health Service branch here.

    But the worst fears never materialized. Instead, they

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