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COVID-19 vaccines headed to First Nations with road access, urban communities next
receive the COVID-19 vaccine after the first dose was administered in 31 fly-in communities, the Nishnawbe Aski Nation said.Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, the head of the political organization that represents 49 of the province’s First Nations, said he was pleased with how smoothly Operation: Remote Immunity went, but there’s more work to be done.“We want to go into our road-access communities and make sure that those who are eligible to take the vaccine do have access to the vaccine,” said Fiddler.