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Arizona COVID-19 News
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.
A new study from Northern Arizona University and TGEN suggests immune response to COVID-19 vaccines could be shaped by previous coronavirus infections.
July 6, 2022
Nine of 15 Arizona counties are currently experiencing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s definition of “high” COVID-19 transmission rates, including Maricopa County.
July 4, 2022
Vaccinations for kids ages 5 to 11 started in Sonora and across Mexico on Monday, drawing big crowds. In Sonora, state authorities hope to eventually vaccinate some 250,000 young people in that age range.
June 28, 2022
Children can get long COVID-19, too. But research on the topic remains spotty, consisting mainly of small studies that exclude the youngest children and lack laboratory test results and control groups.
June 23, 2022
COVID-19’s effect on society is still clearly being felt. But how much have the past two and a half years influenced our individual behavior and how we treat other people?
June 21, 2022
A new law requires AZ hospitals to allow daily in-person visitation. Here's why hospitals support it
The pandemic saw many families unable to say goodbye to their loved ones due to visitation rules and quarantine. In response, Gov. Doug Ducey signed H.B. 2633 into law earlier this month.
June 20, 2022
The omicron variant of coronavirus spreads more easily than earlier strains, including delta. But new research suggests omicron might have an upside: It’s less likely to cause long COVID-19.
June 20, 2022
The Arizona Department of Health Services reported more than 16,000 new Covid-19 cases this week, but Deputy Director of Health Services Carla Berg says some of those cases were diagnosed in previous weeks. Berg says the department is seeing around 14,000 new cases weekly.
June 19, 2022
COVID-19 cases in Arizona are still rising, but as of this weekend, the Phoenix hotel where homeless individuals with the virus have been quarantining will no longer take new patients.
June 16, 2022
COVID-19 is still on the rise in Arizona. The state is now averaging more than 2,300 new cases per day.
June 15, 2022
Arizona's 390,000 children under the age of 5 may finally have access to COVID-19 vaccines. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday signed off on both Pfizer and Moderna’s shots for young children.
June 15, 2022
Registration is also set to open soon for children ages five to 11 to get their coronavirus vaccines.
June 14, 2022
Rising COVID-19 case rates in Apache and Navajo counties have prompted the Arizona Department of Health Services to recommend wearing masks in those counties.
June 12, 2022
Nearly two years after a mask mandate was implemented in Sonora amid the height of the pandemic, legislators voted this week to lift the measure.
June 8, 2022
New COVID-19 cases for the most recent week available in Sonora were nearly triple the previous week.
June 8, 2022
More than 2,000 Arizonans have been testing positive for COVID-19 per day recently, but experts believe that’s only the tip of the iceberg since more people are using at-home tests.
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June 8, 2022
As many of us spend more time indoors to escape the Valley’s summer heat, COVID-19 numbers are climbing again.
June 7, 2022
COVID-19 cases have been climbing in Arizona for five weeks now. But COVID-19 ICU bed use in the state's hospitals is remaining relatively low.
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June 1, 2022
Health experts and public health authorities in Pima County hope wastewater testing data will help find concentrations COVID-19 infections sooner, as cases are on the rise again.
May 31, 2022
COVID-19 and its effects has claimed the lives of over 1 million Americans, from a variety of races and ethnicities. But journalist Ana Arana found that in some cases, experts have misidentified the decedents' races.
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May 31, 2022
