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. ‘People are crying on the phone’: Indigenous communities grapple with PPE shortages Giving the vaccine to members of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation who have migrated to Ontario cities like Thunder Bay, Timmins, and Dryden to have better access to.