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Phil Boas: How To Get Arizonans To Trust The COVID-19 Vaccine

By Steve Goldstein
Published: Monday, January 18, 2021 - 2:29pm
Updated: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 - 9:17am
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The Show regularly checks in with the Editorial Board of the Arizona Republic to talk about current issues facing the state and the region — featured in columns on the newspaper’s op-ed pages.

COVID-19 vaccine distribution has been underway for several weeks, and we’re seeing long lines at State Farm Stadium in Glendale with Maricopa County moving into Phase 1B. But a significant percentage of Arizonans — more than a third — are either unsure about getting vaccinated or simply won’t do it.

Sybil Francis of the Center for the Future of Arizona wrote a piece in Sunday’s Arizona Republic about what it will take to get more Arizonans to trust the vaccines, based on results of a poll by the Center for the Future of Arizona and the Gallup organization. 

The Show spoke with Phil Boas, Republic editorial page editor, about Francis’ column and the importance of a survey about vaccinations.

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