COVID-19 Vaccine

The Vaccine Incentive Program is quickly approaching. Complete your application before Thursday, September 30.

The Vaccine Incentive Program is quickly approaching. Complete your application before Thursday, September 30.

Update: The Vaccine Incentive Program deadline has been extended indefinitely. haʔł sləx̌il, spuyaləpabš ʔiišəd. Good day, Puyallup Tribal Members. Fully vaccinated Puyallup Tribal Members, 12 years and older, are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine incentive.* To receive the $500 incentive payment, Tribal Members must provide their: Vaccine card showing the completion of the vaccine; either both doses of the Moderna or Pfizer or the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccineTribal ID card (front and back copy)Completed application (see below) Ways to submit or request an application: Email, [email protected], https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/614414d51ece4648be1d01378be6de8aIn-person at the Administration Building; scheduling an appointment is…
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Attention Tribal Members and Tribal Employees: Tribe will pay you for full COVID-19 vaccinations

Attention Tribal Members and Tribal Employees: Tribe will pay you for full COVID-19 vaccinations

Update: The Vaccine Incentive Program deadline has been extended indefinitely. Please read this important announcement from Tribal Council and learn how to claim a $500 vaccination incentive.* A message from the Puyallup Tribal Council to our Membership and Employees Friends and relatives, We want to save your life. Our Tribe’s medical director, Dr. Alan Shelton, has guided us through this pandemic and helped us protect our community. We trust him. Now he tells us we are in a new wave of COVID-19. He also tells us that vaccinations are safe, they work, and they protect the whole community. Even people…
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Main Admin Building closed Tuesday, August 3, membership services to continue

Main Admin Building closed Tuesday, August 3, membership services to continue

Good evening, Tribal community. The main Administration Building will be closed Tuesday, Aug. 3. Two more employees reported positive tests for COVID-19 today. Following our usual protocols, Human Resources has been conducting contact tracing and the building is being deep cleaned. Please reschedule any in-person appointments that were to take place in Admin, as employees are being encouraged to telework. Department and program contact information can be found using the Tribal Directory, http://puyallup-tribe.com/services/directory.html Vaccinations available – and free to employees + households and PTHA Patients  The Tribe’s medical director, Dr. Shelton, said we are in a new wave of COVID-19. All Tribal government…
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Drive-through vaccination clinic for everyone

Drive-through vaccination clinic for everyone

On Thursday, the Puyallup Tribe is hosting a drive-thru vaccination clinic by the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. Please help spread the news, we hear it’s going to be the biggest mass vaccination clinic locally to date, and the first for Tacoma’s Eastside. Appointments are required. What: Drive through vaccination clinic, 1,800 doses of Moderna vaccine (first dose) When: April 29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: Former Emerald Queen Casino, 2920 E. R. St., Tacoma, WA 98404 (Enter on East 32nd Street and Duct Cho Street) Registration: Fill out the form at https://form.jotform.com/210987213469160
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April 26: Tribal employee tests positive for COVID-19

April 26: Tribal employee tests positive for COVID-19

An employee who works in the Incubator Building has reported a positive test for COVID-19. We wish the employee the best. The person has not been in the office since last Tuesday, and no employees were reported exposed. A weekly regular deep cleaning of the building will take place. Tribal Administration thanks all employees for respecting our remote working and other COVID-19 protocols. Tribe will host drive-through vaccination clinic for everyone On Thursday, the Puyallup Tribe is hosting a drive-thru vaccination clinic by the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. Please help spread the news, we hear it’s going to be the…
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