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Arizona State University and four former members of its football coaching staff have reached an agreement with the NCAA on penalties for impermissible in-person contact with recruits during the COVID-19 dead period.
As a part of KJZZ's Q&AZ project, one listener asked: Does the listed number of Arizonans vaccinated only reflect Arizona residents?
The Arizona Department of Health Services’ data dashboard shows a running total of COVID-19 vaccinations in the state.
March 14, 2021
Cases of the P.1 variant of COVID-19, which originated in Brazil, have now been reported in Arizona. The strain first appeared in the United States in January. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the P.1 variant spreads more easily than other forms of COVID-19.
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March 14, 2021
Earlier this month. Gov. Doug Ducey issued an executive order to reopen schools by March 15 or after their spring break. But since more than half of Arizona schools are offering some kind of in-person instruction, this order didn't change much for those schools.
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March 14, 2021
Most arts organizations across Arizona have been impacted by the pandemic. Some qualified for federal assistance. But others did not. Now there may be help on the way.
The Arizona House of Representatives recently passed HB 2755, a $5 million bill that will provide funds for the arts community.
March 13, 2021
The HeroZona and Equality Health Foundations began distributing vaccines to community members in west Phoenix on Saturday.
Equality Health Interim CEO Tomás León says opening sites in underserved communities helps remove some stigmas associated with the vaccine.
March 13, 2021
Arizona Department of Health Services Director Dr. Cara Christ said Friday that the Department of Corrections confirmed it had begun vaccinating inmates in prison infirmaries and it was planning to roll out vaccines to the rest of the population by age.
March 12, 2021
This week marks one year since the COVID-19 pandemic began and life changed for many of us. During a Friday virtual event with Sen. Mark Kelly, Arizonans like Susana Andrade and Esther Duran Lumm reflected on what they've endured in the past year.
March 12, 2021
A new travel warning for U.S. citizens is suggesting travelers abstain from going to Mexico during the upcoming spring break vacation.
March 12, 2021
A year after Gov. Ducey issued a state of emergency, he hosted a tele-town hall with more than 25,000 members of the public on the line. Many of the callers were older and had questions about the COVID-19 vaccine.
March 12, 2021
President Biden said Thursday that he wants all American adults to be made eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine by May. Arizona’s health department says the state can meet that goal.
March 12, 2021
A group of Arizona doctors is speaking out against recent changes to Arizona’s COVID-19 policies. Gov. Doug Ducey last week lifted indoor occupancy limits for most businesses. Arizona doctors with the advocacy group Committee to Protect Medicare say the virus is still spreading in Arizona and could easily surge again.
March 12, 2021
Starting Friday, Pima County is expanding their vaccine eligibility to essential frontline workers and those 55 and older.
Dr. Theresa Cullen, the county’s health director, says front line workers include workers in food, agriculture, grocery stores, restaurants, public transit and postal service.
March 12, 2021
COVID-19 has wrought unfathomable devastation on the Navajo Nation. The reservation has seen one of the highest rates of death from the virus in the world. But a year into the pandemic, the Navajo Nation has managed a dramatic turnaround in its outbreak and is now outpacing Arizona in administering vaccines.
March 12, 2021
Last week, disability rights groups and advocates pleaded for Gov. Doug Ducey to help people with disabilities and their caregivers get the COVID-19 vaccine. A bipartisan group of lawmakers echoed that call on Wednesday in a letter to the Republican governor.
March 11, 2021
Starting Monday, hair salons, marinas, parks and some other businesses will be allowed to begin reopening. But businesses will have to submit reopening plans and adhere to 25% indoor capacity limits.
March 11, 2021
Since last March, as businesses, workplaces and schools were restricted or shut down, traffic in Maricopa County, for the most part, remained resilient, and heavy trucks began to infiltrate.
March 11, 2021
The husband of a Phoenix 911 operator has filed a $35 million notice of claim against the city of Phoenix for gross negligence and wrongful death.
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→ Who's Answering Police 911 Operators' Calls For Help?
March 11, 2021
Privacy and security experts are worried about scammers collecting personal information from vaccination cards in selfie photos. Nadya Bliss is executive director of ASU’s Global Security Initiative. The Show spoke with her for her response to seeing such selfies.
March 11, 2021
With the new federal coronavirus relief package now awaiting President Joe Biden’s signature, Arizona is expected to receive funding for health care, vaccines, education, businesses and cities — not to mention the $1,400 direct payments to taxpayers that could start arriving as early as next week.
March 11, 2021
Nearly a year after nursing homes were shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid updated its guidance on indoor visits.
March 11, 2021
