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News roundup: State nixes FEMA vaccination site plans, planetary scientists look ahead

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 21.

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

No FEMA vaccination pod for Pima County

County plans six smaller mobile sites instead.

News roundup: TUSD could end desegregation order, UA moves vaccination pods indoors

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 20.

News roundup: Biden administration responds to refugee backlash, Ducey bans vaccine passports

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 19.

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

UA moving vaccination POD indoors

Heat is forcing the shutdown of drive-through vaccinations.

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

Ducey issued an order banning government use of vaccine passports.

News roundup: New administration brings changes to tribal nations, expert explains COVID variants

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 16.

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 reports almost half of its adult residents fully vaccinated

The nation says 91,278 people are fully vaccinated and Thursday was it's fifth day with no new deaths.

A decal on a sidewalk in Tucson reminds pedestrians to follow social distancing guidelines. November 2020.

Grocery store workers surveyed about mental health during the pandemic

UA sociologist Brian Mayer discusses factors contributing to stress and depression among workers.

A man and woman wear masks as they walk in downtown Tucson. November 2020.

Ideologies and other factors that affect the decision to mask up

UA sociologist Jim Shockey studied national data to learn more about peoples' behavior during the pandemic.

A health care worker at Tucson Medical Center fills a syringe with a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. January 2021.

Spread of COVID variant concerning to ASU expert

A discussion with Dr. Joshua LaBaer, executive director of the ASU Biodesign Institute.

During a Facebook Live video Feb. 20, 2021, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez greeted patients who had just received a COVID-19 vaccine dose at Tsaile Indian Health Center.

Navajo Nation reports no COVID-19 deaths for 4th day in row

Tribal officials had ordered a lockdown last weekend over fears that a new variant could drive another deadly surge

A group of Tohono O'odham, Hia C-ed O'odham, Pascua Yaqui and their non-Indigenous allies gathered, Sunday, March 8, 2020, beside the pond fed by Quitobaquito Springs to discuss how building the border wall and pumping local groundwater to make cement is harming the area cherished by the local Indigenous peoples.

Tribal nations: changes coming with the American Rescue Plan and a new federal administration

Secretary Deb Haaland discusses national building possibilities funded by the 'largest single investment in Indian Country.'

News roundup: Tucson keeps odd-year elections, AZ tax deadline pushed back

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 15.

News roundup: Magnus’s history under scrutiny after nomination, Pima County to be reimbursed for migrant housing costs

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 14.

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

The county is following CDC and FDA recommendations.

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