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Fog gathers in the mountains after the first big monsoon rain of the season. July 23,2020

Supply, communication stymie Rillito Park vaccination plan

Jan 28, 2021 Pima County envisions horse track as vaccination center.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: State distributes 500K vaccines, better communication promised between feds and local health departments

Jan 28, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 28.
Cocopah Indian Tribe Vice-Chairwoman Rosa J. Long getting her second Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose in January 2020.

Cocopah Indian Tribe COVID-19 vaccine rollout, evaluating public's interest

Jan 28, 2021 To better understand the stigma behind vaccines in the community, the tribe launched a survey and asked for questions.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Health officials say keep up safety measures, UA scientists test Mars drone

Jan 27, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 27.
UA Cancer Center oncology nurse Iris Delfakis receives the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine administered at Banner-UMC on Dec. 17, 2020.

Vaccination leaders welcome promise of better communication

Jan 27, 2021 Biden promises three week notice on vaccine shipments.
A health care worker holds a vial of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a distribution event at Tucson Medical Center on Jan. 15, 2021.

More than a half-million COVID-19 vaccines distributed in AZ

Jan 27, 2021 The rate of second dosages is still slow.
Oak Flat, east of Superior, Arizona. A company proposes to build one of the world's largest underground copper mines at this location.

Lauren Redniss on "Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West".

Jan 27, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The hidden history of Tucson's Barnum Hill; living with dementia during the pandemic; and a short story read by Aurelie Sheehan.
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 report 5,918 additional COVID-19 cases, 195 deaths

Jan 27, 2021 State remains a national coronavirus hotspot
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Winter storm hits southern AZ, anniversary of first AZ COVID case

Jan 26, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 26.
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Arizona reports 4,748 virus cases one year after 1st case

Jan 26, 2021 The Department of Health Services announced the state’s first case on Jan. 26, 2020
A COVID-19 vaccination record card is received following the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Banner University South.

Vaccine supply concerns Pima County leaders

Jan 25, 2021 Dr. Cullen says the county needs bigger shipments of COVID-19 vaccines.
A heavy monsoon storm over the city of Tucson, 2017.

News roundup: Vaccinations ramp up in Pima County, more doses needed, winter storm brings rain and snow

Jan 25, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 25.
Community members travel by bus during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Arizona begins second year of COVID-19

Jan 25, 2021 Arizona’s first case of the virus was reported a year ago.
A COVID-19 vaccination record card is received following the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Banner University South.

UA increasing rate of vaccine rollout

Jan 25, 2021 Up to 800 people a day could get vaccinated at the university this week.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Arizona reports 7,217 new COVID-19 cases and 68 more deaths

Jan 24, 2021 State again leads the nation in weekly COVID-19 infection rate

Language barriers, wariness make vaccinating immigrants hard

Jan 23, 2021 Poor communication, misinformation and lack of trust create fear and uncertainty

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