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When it comes to the percentage of residents in long-term care who are boosted, the figure is low. Slightly more than 40% have received their third dose. And with the omicron variant spreading like wildfire in long-term care, AARP Arizona is calling on nursing homes to require boosters for staff and residents.
Jan. 24, 2022
Valley Fever is a growing problem in the Southwest as cases rise. Now, both Arizona senators are sponsoring legislation that would put $500 million toward research for a vaccine against the infection.
Jan. 20, 2022
Gov. Doug Ducey’s office said the pandemic has taken a heartbreaking toll as the state surpasses 25,000 total deaths from COVID-19. But the governor’s office did not respond to several questions from KJZZ News about the state’s pandemic response.
Jan. 13, 2022
Teachers in neighboring Sonora, Mexico, are getting COVID-19 booster shots this week. Officials hope it’s a step toward bringing more students back to classrooms.
Jan. 12, 2022
The Arizona chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics is urging schools to require masks in response to the latest spike of COVID-19 cases.
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Jan. 11, 2022
For a long time, many of us didn’t know anyone who actually had COVID-19. That’s changed in the last month as the latest surge of the omicron variant has brought the virus much closer to home for many, including Mattie Lord.
Jan. 10, 2022
Arizona Republican Sen. Kelly Townsend from Mesa withdrew her request for Attorney General Mark Brnovich to investigate Pima County’s religious exemptions for their COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Jan. 7, 2022
A tiny percentage of people who have received the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson vaccines had negative reactions that resulted in life-threatening blood clots.
Jan. 6, 2022
With COVID-19 cases rising, the Phoenix City Council unanimously approved $4.9 million in federal funds to expand vaccine and testing programs and provide residents with at-home tests.
Jan. 5, 2022
President Joe Biden cannot require teachers in the Head Start early education program to be vaccinated against COVID-19 — so says a federal judge.
Jan. 2, 2022
Arizona health officials added 8,220 new confirmed cases to the state’s COVID-19 dashboard Saturday, the most in a single day since January 2021. One former state health official says the omicron variant may change the long-term outcome of the pandemic.
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Jan. 1, 2022
Monoclonal antibodies doctors have been using aren’t as effective against the omicron variant of the coronavirus, which is on the verge of being the dominant strain in Arizona.
Dec. 28, 2021
COVID-19 vaccines continue to be a politically divisive almost a year after they were released to the public. University of Arizona researchers offer five tips on how to have effective conversations about them with unvaccinated individuals.
→ Arizona hospitals adjust to omicron surge, new treatments
→ Arizona hospitals adjust to omicron surge, new treatments
Dec. 28, 2021
The omicron variant became the dominant variant in Arizona last week, and case totals have been spiking for several weeks around the state. Arizona Public Health Association Director Will Humble says numbers are high among young adults.
Dec. 26, 2021
Just over half of the population in neighboring Sonora, Mexico is fully vaccinated going into this holiday season. More than 3.3 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Sonora as of this week, according to state officials.
Dec. 22, 2021
Through preliminary studies, Moderna found their booster shots provide a considerable increase in protection against the omicron Variant.
Dec. 20, 2021
Aid groups and local health departments in Arizona and other border states have already been providing COVID-19 testing and offering vaccinations.
Dec. 15, 2021
Thousands of Phoenix employees will get bigger paychecks, thanks to a City Council vote Wednesday. But not everyone’s happy. That’s because employees who prove they are fully vaccinated by Jan. 18, 2022, will get more.
Dec. 15, 2021
Will Humble is the director of the Arizona Public Health Association and the former director of the Arizona State Health Department and he weighed in on what he believes would make an effective vaccine mandate.
Dec. 14, 2021
The Maricopa County Health Department is a couple weeks into a pilot program in a Phoenix school district. The goal is to see if unvaccinated kids exposed to COVID-19 can remain in school, following certain protocols.
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Dec. 14, 2021
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