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Landscape near the Tohono O'odham Community College in the Tohono O'odham Nation after a morning rain in July 2021.

Tohono O'odham Nation rolling out vaccine incentive program

Sep 14, 2021 The nation is offering qualified tribal members $400 if they can prove they're fully vaccinated by mid-November.
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 2,609 new COVID-19 cases, 117 deaths

Sep 14, 2021 Number of new deaths is the most in a single day since February.
A March 2018 photo of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.

ICE detention center response to COVID-19 a look at future pandemic handling

Sep 11, 2021 The Office of Inspector General found ICE detention centers weren’t following guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
A Tucson Police car on patrol.

The intersection of mental health and crime

Sep 10, 2021 A recent shooting raises questions about missed warning signs and the mental health safety net in Pima County.
Gov. Doug Ducey, June 2019.

Ducey: Arizona must push back against Biden vaccine mandate

Sep 9, 2021 Ducey has encouraged people to get vaccinated but has worked aggressively to block mandates of all kinds.
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 health officials report 2,222 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths

Sep 8, 2021 Though 56% of Pima County residents are fully vaccinated, health officials say the rate is increasing too slowly.
Protesters hold up signs supporting the right to abortion in Hermosillo, Sonora during a march on Sept. 28, 2020.

Mexico’s supreme court rules penalizing abortion is unconstitutional

Sep 8, 2021 In Mexico, only four of 32 states have broadly legalized abortion before 12 weeks of pregnancy.
A nurse pushes a patient in a wheelchair.

Arizona eldercare workers to see pay bump

Sep 7, 2021 Arizona Department of Economic Security announced $2.5 million program to increase wages
A sign directing visitors to the emergency room at Banner University Medical Center

Banner UMC opens new exam site for survivors of sexual violence

Sep 3, 2021 The new site increases access to forensic exam sites, which were previously only available at Tucson Medical Center.
Various bottles of opioids.

Tucson Medical Center loses part of its opioid suit

Sep 1, 2021 The Arizona Supreme Court rules the hospital cannot sue pharmacies.
Vials of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Tucson. January 2021.

Hospitalization rare in Pima County for COVID cases in vaccinated population

Aug 31, 2021 Hospitalizations for children also remain low.
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Arizona surpasses milestone of 1 million COVID-19 cases

Aug 27, 2021 Health officials on Friday reported 3,707 additional COVID-19 cases on Friday.
Floyd Chilton and colleagues in a lab.

Discovery of high levels of an enzyme in deadly COVID-19 cases could lead to a plan to save lives

Aug 26, 2021 UA researcher surprised to find high amounts of the human enzyme similar to rattlesnake venom known to 'shred' bacteria and viruses.
The Arizona State Capitol Executive Tower in Phoenix. January 2021.

Governor taps new leader for health department; Carmona to serve as advisor

Aug 26, 2021 Dr. Cara Christ, face of state's pandemic response, will step down Aug. 27.
Bishop of the Diocese of Tucson Edward Joseph Weisenburger, in a September 2018 studio interview at Arizona Public Media.

Tucson bishop tells clergy not to grant religious exemptions to vaccine, mask requirements

Aug 26, 2021 Bishop says objections to taking a vaccine or wearing a mask are unrelated to the Catholic faith.
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.

Navajo Nation requiring workers to get a full dose of the COVID-19 vaccine

Aug 23, 2021 The mandate says employees from a variety of departements be fully vaccinated by late September.

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