Tribal health officials work to close vaccination gaps as measles spreads

[Omaha Steve]

Native American tribes and health groups host clinics and fight low measles vaccination rates and limited access to care
By: Arielle Zionts - July 21, 2025 1:21 pm

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Cassandra Palmier had been meaning to get her son the second and final dose of the measles vaccine. But car problems made it difficult to get to the doctor.

So she pounced on the opportunity to get him vaccinated after learning that a mobile clinic would be visiting her neighborhood.

“I was definitely concerned about the epidemic and the measles,” Palmier, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, said at the June event. “I wanted to do my part.”

So did her son, Makaito Cuny.


Makaito Cuny watches as he gets his second measles shot in a mobile clinic. (Arielle Zionts/KFF Health News)

FULL story: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/07/21/tribal-health-officials-work-to-close-vaccination-gaps-as-measles-spreads/

[Bayard]

1. These should be everywhere

No excuses for not getting kids vaccinated.