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A vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Mobile vaccination clinics return this weekend

Vaccine shortage canceled the pop-up sites,
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Ducey pushes for drilling on fed land, flags fly at half mast for COVID victims

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 23.
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.

The Navajo Nation has its exceeded vaccination goal for February

Now, the sovereign nation is aiming to administer 120,00 doses by the end of the month.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: UA identifies student killed on campus, COVID testing down in Pima County

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 22.
Signs advertise a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site outside of Walgreens in Tucson on April 21, 2020.

COVID-19 testing drops in AZ as cases decrease

Health officials are worried about the declining test trend.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

CDC says Arizona ranks third in the country for COVID-19 deaths per capita

State reports more than 1,800 new COVID-19 cases and 25 additional deaths
A watchtower seen in the distance at the Florence State Prison.

Lawyers for Arizona inmates seek hearing in health care suit

The lawyers said Judge Roslyn Silver hasn’t held a status conference in the lawsuit since December 2018
A bundle of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Tucson Medical Center. January 2021.

Weather-delayed vaccines impacting Arizona's rural counties

Health officials report extreme winter weather is behind a lag of roughly 89,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Pressure mounts to cleanup ‘forever chemicals’, vaccine FAQs answered

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 19.
A dose of the COVID-19 vaccine just as it is about to be administered during a vaccination event at Tucson Medical Center. January 2021.

Some COVID-19 vaccines go mobile in Arizona

The University of Arizona is rolling out mobile units to underserved and vulnerable communities.
Vehicles travel along a highway near Sonoita, Ariz.

Challenges with distributing COVID-19 vaccine in rural Southern Arizona

Tony Paniagua reports.
Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire, who oversees the Arizona National Guard, at the state-run COVID-19 vaccination site at the University of Arizona on Feb. 18, 2021.

Arizona National Guard’s role in state’s pandemic response

Arizona National Guard’s role in state’s pandemic response
COVID-19 vaccine production at Pfizer.

Answers for common COVID-19 vaccine questions

Expertise from Dr. Joshua LaBaer who leads ASU's COVID-19 research.
Pima County COVID-19 testing at the Kino Events Center, July 13.

State releases more COVID-19 testing funds to counties

The state health department announced that $100 million is now available.
People wait to be tested for COVID-19 at the Kino Sports Complex, in this July 13 courtesy photo from Pima County.

Pima County may stop COVID-19 testing

Officials said they don’t have the money to continue.
A bundle of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Tucson Medical Center. January 2021.

COVID-19 vaccines postponed in Pima County

Winter weather in the rest of the country is causing a vaccine shortage in southern Arizona.

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