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Two shoppers wear masks in a Tucson grocery store.

UA Survey: Arizona grocery workers worry about unmasked shoppers

Feb 27, 2021 Nearly 4,000 workers participated in the survey
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Arizona reports 1,179 additional COVID-19 cases, 70 deaths

Feb 27, 2021 Seven-day rolling averages of daily new cases and daily deaths both declined over the past two weeks
Children at school during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education notebook: TUSD prepares for reopening, UA faces tragic student death

Feb 27, 2021 A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Reflecting on year-long pandemic, vaccinating tribal members, arrest made in UA murder case

Feb 26, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 26.
The view of the Tucson Skyline from A Mountain. Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: UA gives county vaccines, TUSD awaits parent responses for reopening

Feb 25, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 25.
A COVID-19 vaccination record card is received following the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Banner University South.

UA gives Pima County COVID-19 vaccines

Feb 24, 2021 The Moderna doses will allow community outreach.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Mobile vaccine clinics return, Navajo Nation surpasses Feb vaccine goal

Feb 24, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 24.
Dr. Jill Jim, the Executive Director of the Navajo Department of Health and one of the COVID-19 advisors who prepared President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris during the presidential transition.

Conversation with health expert in the Navajo Nation about COVID-19

Feb 24, 2021 The head of the Navajo Department of Health also talks about her experiences advising then President-elect Joe Biden on COVID-19.
A vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Mobile vaccination clinics return this weekend

Feb 23, 2021 Vaccine shortage canceled the pop-up sites,
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Ducey pushes for drilling on fed land, flags fly at half mast for COVID victims

Feb 23, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 23.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said the "Stay home, stay safe" message from the tribal government guarantees that businesses in the nation have the "the safest environment" compared to those outside its tribal lands during the pandemic.

The Navajo Nation has its exceeded vaccination goal for February

Feb 23, 2021 Now, the sovereign nation is aiming to administer 120,00 doses by the end of the month.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: UA identifies student killed on campus, COVID testing down in Pima County

Feb 22, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 22.
Signs advertise a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site outside of Walgreens in Tucson on April 21, 2020.

COVID-19 testing drops in AZ as cases decrease

Feb 22, 2021 Health officials are worried about the declining test trend.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

CDC says Arizona ranks third in the country for COVID-19 deaths per capita

Feb 21, 2021 State reports more than 1,800 new COVID-19 cases and 25 additional deaths
A watchtower seen in the distance at the Florence State Prison.

Lawyers for Arizona inmates seek hearing in health care suit

Feb 19, 2021 The lawyers said Judge Roslyn Silver hasn’t held a status conference in the lawsuit since December 2018
A bundle of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Tucson Medical Center. January 2021.

Weather-delayed vaccines impacting Arizona's rural counties

Feb 19, 2021 Health officials report extreme winter weather is behind a lag of roughly 89,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine

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