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Signage inside a building at the University of Arizona promotes mask wearing on campus, July 2020.

UA readies for more in-person classes

Feb 8, 2021 Officials are hoping all students are vaccinated by the end of the semester.
Scientists are theorizing why children avoid serious COVID-19 infection.

Child COVID cases starting to be studied

Feb 8, 2021 Researchers are asking why kids are less likely to contract serious COVID-19 infections.
A container holds several vials of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a distribution event at Tucson Medical Center on Jan. 15, 2021.

Pima County COVID-19 vaccine shortage due to federal government

Feb 7, 2021 The state made an error in ordering according to a member of Congress.
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Arizona reports 1,544 new COVID-19 cases, 37 more deaths

Feb 7, 2021 Health officials brace for potential surge from Super Bowl gatherings
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey sits for an interview with Arizona 360 in his office at the Arizona Capitol on Jan. 13, 2021.

Congressional Dems ask Ducey to explain use of COVID-19 cash

Feb 6, 2021 Ducey used more than 20% of the $1.86 billion the state received in federal CARES Act relief cash to backfill agency budgets
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 COVID-19 death toll tops 14K; caution urged for Super Bowl

Feb 6, 2021 Case numbers have been dropping, but health officials remain concerned.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Changes come to local justice system, health officials answer common vaccine questions

Feb 5, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 5.
Central Tucson from Sentinel Peak.

News roundup: Border wall vivisects Indigenous communities, report scrutinizes border patrol rescue operations

Feb 4, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 4.
A sign outside Banner - University Medicine North in Tucson for the hospital's COVID-19 vaccine distribution site. Dec. 17, 2020.

Pima County getting fewer COVID-19 vaccines

Feb 4, 2021 The head of the Board of Supervisors is reaching out for more inoculations.
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 steady decline of new COVID-19 hospitalizations

Feb 4, 2021 4,417 new virus cases, 176 more deaths reported
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Environmentalists assess border wall damage, state superintendent calls for better school funding

Feb 3, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 3.
A syringe draws fluid from a vial.

Maricopa county discarded more than 500 doses of virus vaccine

Feb 3, 2021 Gov. Ducey characterized vaccine doses being wasted as shocking and unacceptable.
A COVID-19 vaccination record card is received following the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Banner University South.

Arizona wants more people vaccinated against COVID-19

Feb 3, 2021 The state wants to increase vaccine outreach efforts.
The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona provides food to about 200,000 people each year.

Rights advocates applaud Biden's planned review of public charge rule

Feb 3, 2021 The 2019 change made it harder for immigrants to obtain visas and green cards if they used, or might use, government assistance
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: State looks to increase vaccine usage, COVID cases on decline in AZ

Feb 2, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 2.
A syringe draws fluid from a vial.

County, State officials talk past each other on COVID vaccines, aid

Feb 2, 2021 Huckelberry says the state is holding back $80 million

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