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January 28, 2022

Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Update for Indian Country [PDF - 264 KB]

January 11, 2022

Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Update for Indian Country [PDF - 223 KB]

December 6, 2021

Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Update for Indian Country [PDF - 235 KB]

November 3, 2021

Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Update for Indian Country [PDF - 238 KB]

October 22, 2021

Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Update for Indian Country [PDF - 229 KB]

September 7, 2021

Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Update for Indian Country [PDF - 236 KB]

August 18, 2021

Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Update for Indian Country [PDF - 247 KB]

August 12, 2021

Secretary Becerra to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for HHS Health Care Workforce | HHS.gov Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

July 26, 2021

Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Update for Indian Country [PDF - 181 KB]

July 9, 2021

Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Update for Indian Country [PDF - 425 KB]

June 22, 2021

Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Update for Indian Country [PDF - 241 KB]

June 16, 2021

Biden Administration Invests Additional $1.8 Billion in American Rescue Plan Funding to Combat COVID-19 in Indian Country [PDF - 243 KB]

May 18, 2021

Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Update for Indian Country [PDF - 233 KB]

May 5, 2021

Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Update for Indian Country [PDF - 235 KB]

April 30, 2021

Indian Health Service: The First 100 Days

April 16, 2021

Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Invests $4 Billion in American Rescue Plan Funding to Combat COVID-19 in Indian Country

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April 13, 2021

IHS Pauses Use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine out of an Abundance of Caution

COVID-19 vaccines available in Baltimore for Native Americans in D.C., Maryland, Virginia

April 9, 2021

Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Update for Indian Country [PDF - 225 KB]

March 11, 2021

Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Update for Indian Country [PDF - 223 KB]

February 10, 2021

Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Update for Indian Country [PDF - 176 KB]

January 27, 2021

Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Update for Indian Country [PDF - 162 KB]

January 11, 2021

Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 199 KB]

January 4, 2021

IHS Covid-19 Tribal Consultation January 4, 2021 [PDF – 329 KB]

December 21, 2020

Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 165 KB]

December 11, 2020

Rear Adm. Francis Frazier Media briefing - IHS COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution [PDF - 451 KB]

December 7, 2020

Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 164 KB]

December 1, 2020

Tribal Health Programs and Urban Indian Organizations Choose How They Will Access the COVID-19 Vaccine

November 23, 2020

Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 189 KB]

November 19, 2020

IHS Releases COVID-19 Pandemic Vaccine Plan November 2020

November 9, 2020

Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 212 KB]

October 29, 2020
IHS Receives 150,000 additional BinaxNOW COVID-19 Tests

The Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to provide clarification on COVID-19 vaccination of non-beneficiaries [PDF - 303 KB]

October 26, 2020

Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 157 KB]

October 16, 2020

IHS Division of Environmental Health Services recognized for outstanding service during COVID-19 pandemic

October 14, 2020

Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 186 KB]

Statement by the Indian Health Service on its COVID-19 Pandemic Draft Vaccine Plan [PDF - 462 KB]

September 28, 2020

Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 161 KB]

September 24, 2020

Indian Health Service Receives 300,000 BinaxNOW COVID-19 Tests for Distribution [PDF - 216 KB]

September 14, 2020

Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 192 KB]

August 31, 2020

Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 168 KB]

August 17, 2020

Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 185 KB]

August 3, 2020

Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 165 KB]

July 20, 2020

Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 162 KB]

July 6, 2020

Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 200 KB]

June 22, 2020

Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 200 KB]

June 8, 2020

Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 168 KB]

June 2, 2020

Critical Care Response Team Will Further Enhance Patient Care Across the Indian Health Service [PDF - 221 KB]

June 1, 2020

Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 175 KB]

May 22, 2020

HHS Announces $500 Million Distribution to Tribal Hospitals, Clinics, and Urban Health Centers Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

May 19, 2020

The Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to announce distribution decisions for $750 million in new resources appropriated to the Department of Health and Human Services to support testing and testing related activities in American Indian and Alaska Native communities, authorized by the recent enactment of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. [PDF - 394 KB]

May 18, 2020

Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 171 KB]

HHS Delivers Funding to Expand Testing Capacity for States, Territories, Tribes Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

May 14, 2020
Indian Health Service Announces Expansion of Specialty Care in Billings Area

May 11, 2020
Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 159 KB]

May 9, 2020
HHS announces shipments of donated remdesivir for hospitalized patients with COVID-19 Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

May 4, 2020
Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 195 KB]

April 27, 2020
Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 189 KB]

April 23, 2020
IHS statement on allocation of final $367 million from CARES Act

The Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders in follow-up to the April 3, 2020, letter to announce the Indian Health Service final allocation decisions of the remaining resources, authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Public Law 116-36. [PDF - 189 KB]

April 20, 2020
Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 189 KB]

April 13, 2020
Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 222 KB]

April 8, 2020
Indian Health Service Expands Telehealth Services During COVID-19 Response Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

April 6, 2020
Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 206 KB]

HHS Supports State, Territorial and Tribal Public Health Labs with COVID-19 Rapid Point-of-Care Test Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

April 3, 2020
IHS receives more than $1 billion for coronavirus response

The Principal Deputy Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to announce the availability of, and distribution decisions for, $600 million in new resources appropriated in the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to address coronavirus prevention, preparedness, and response in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. [PDF - 266 KB]

Mar 30, 2020
Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 164 KB]

March 27, 2020
Coronavirus: IHS committed to patient care and getting resources to front line

The Principal Deputy Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to announce the availability of and distribution decisions for $134 million in new resources to respond to coronavirus in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. [PDF - 243 KB]

Mar 23, 2020
Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 201 KB]

Mar 16, 2020
Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 139 KB]

Mar 9, 2020
Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 131 KB]