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Podcast: New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)
Episode: Legislative Preview, Navajo Nation Fights COVID, Vaccination Rollout | 1.15.21
Description: This week on New Mexico in Focus… The Navajo Nation is one of the largest tribes in the United States, both geographically and by population. The Navajo have been hit hard by COVID-19, with more than 25,000 positive cases and more than 800 deaths. Jonathan Nez, president of the Navajo Nation, has been fighting the pandemic with curfews and lockdowns and has aggressively ramped up vaccination efforts. Correspondent Antonia Gonzales talks with President Nez about plans for the new year.
Dr. Tracie Collins, the secretary-designate of New Mexico’s Dept. of Health, and a group of medical experts from Presbyterian...