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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.
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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
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.
Arizona National Guard service members at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in the Tohono O'odham Nation in Sells, Arizona, July 6, 2020.

Tohono O'odham Nation removes curfew, and amends other guidelines

Apr 21, 2021 The nation is now allowing funeral and wake services to occur after dark.
A COVID-19 vaccination record card is received following the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Banner University South.

Ducey bans vaccine passports

Apr 19, 2021 Ducey issued an order banning government use of vaccine passports.
A COVID-19 vaccination site set up on the University of Arizona Mall. January 2021.

UA moving vaccination POD indoors

Apr 19, 2021 Heat is forcing the shutdown of drive-through vaccinations.
To-Ree-Nee Wolf in performance.

Painting on Shadows - The music of To-Ree-Nee Wolf.

Apr 15, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Find out what one local community wants to say with the podcast “Autism Talks”; and the legendary history of the Rialto Theatre, as seen through the lens of C. Elliot.
A box holds vails of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at the company's manufacturing facility.

Pima County stops using Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

Apr 13, 2021 The county is following CDC and FDA recommendations.
A COVID-19 vaccination site set up on the University of Arizona Mall. January 2021.

UA wants students vaccinated right away

Apr 12, 2021 Vaccines are not required but heavily encouraged for UA students.
A health care worker prepares doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination event in Globe on March 13, 2021.

More than 4 million COVID vaccine doses administered in Arizona

Apr 10, 2021 More than 2.5 million have received the first dose, more than 1.6 are fully vaccinated
Cocopah Indian Tribe Vice-Chairwoman Rosa J. Long getting her second Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose in January 2020.

COVID-19 vaccine clinic for Native Americans in downtown Tucson

Apr 8, 2021 If registered for the event, members of federally recognized tribes can get a shot at the Tucson Indian Center Saturday.
The Tucson Medical Center

TMC COVID-19 vaccination site moving to Udall Park

Apr 8, 2021 With the temperatures increasing, TMC's outdoor COVID-19 vaccination clinic moves inside.

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