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A health care worker prepares doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination event in Globe on March 13, 2021.

State-run sites to give shots to kids 12-15

May 11, 2021 Arizona has state-run vaccination sites in metro Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma and Flagstaff.

County health report shows an uptick in overdose, borderland deaths in 2020

May 10, 2021 Chief Medical Examiner Greg Hess says a record number of remains were found in the Arizona desert last year.

A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

COVID-19 case numbers continue to creep higher statewide

May 8, 2021 Arizona reports 939 additional COVID cases, 16 more deaths

Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

Research finds higher risks for Hispanic and Indigenous patients in Arizona with kidney cancer

May 7, 2021 According to the research, a higher risk of mortality and advanced-staged kidney cancer in these racial groups are more common.

A health care worker holds a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination event at Banner - University Medicine North on Dec. 17, 2020.

Three million first COVID-19 doses dispensed in AZ

May 7, 2021 Vaccine hesitancy continues to mount in the state.

A sign advertising free COVID-19 vaccines at a mobile vaccination unit operated by FEMA at Pima Community College's Desert Vista Campus on May 3, 2021.

How to effectively address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

May 7, 2021 An immunologist at the UA discusses the need for educating people about the scientific process

FEMA Operations Section Chief Mellisa Boudrye explains the workings of the registration area of a vaccination site managed by her agency at Pima Community College on May 3, 2021.

FEMA vaccination sites open in Pima County

May 3, 2021 Mobile clinics aim to reach underserved people.

A bundle of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Tucson Medical Center. January 2021.

UA delivering mobile COVID-19 vaccines

May 3, 2021 The university is trying to take vaccines to people who need it.

A health care worker at Tucson Medical Center holds a vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

UA shifts all COVID-19 vaccines indoors

May 3, 2021 The vaccine pod is expected to close by the end of June.

Body-positive initiative grows at UA

Apr 30, 2021 The program is responding to increasing issues of self-esteem during the pandemic.

A warning label for opioid addiction on an oxycodone bottle.

Overdose deaths set record in 2020

Apr 30, 2021 Opioids were part of 70% of the deaths.

A COVID-19 vaccination site set up on the University of Arizona Mall. January 2021.

UA taking COVID-19 vaccines on the road

Apr 26, 2021 Demand at fixed vaccine sites is dropping.

A box holds vails of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at the company's manufacturing facility.

State Dept. of Health Service backs resumption of use of J&J vaccine

Apr 24, 2021 Decision follows recommendation of CDC

University of Arizona student Blake Gerken receives a dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at the campus's Student Union Memorial Center on April 16, 2021 as a participant in a nationwide vaccine study involving more than 20 universities.

UA students part of nationwide COVID-19 vaccine study

Apr 23, 2021 A discussion with the study's principal investigator Dr. Elizabeth Connick.

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden travels to Window Rock, Arizona, within the Navajo Nation April 22-23, 2021, to learn about the needs of the tribal nation.

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden makes 2-day trip in Navajo Nation

Apr 23, 2021 Biden meets with tribal leaders, women, business leaders, vaccination workers and children to discuss the needs of the nation.

COVID-19 vaccinations are administered in a drive-up facility at Banner South. From January 25, 2021.

Two million fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Arizona

Apr 22, 2021 Nearly a third of Arizona residents are now fully vaccinated.

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