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UA Cancer Center oncology nurse Iris Delfakis receives the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine administered at Banner-UMC on Dec. 17, 2020.

COVID-19 vaccine came quickly, but not at the expense of safety, expert says

A conversation with Deepta Bhattacharya, an immunobiologist at the University of Arizona.

News roundup: Pharmacies to aid in vaccine rollout, half of Arizona counties in ‘substantial spread’

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Dec. 17.
File image of equipment in a trauma room at a hospital in Tucson.

Phoenix doctor on his experiences treating COVID patients

Dr. Frank LoVecchio works in emergency medicine at Valleywise Health Medical Center.
Joey Ortiz in his Tucson home on Dec. 14, 2020. Ortiz volunteered to participate in phase three of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine trial.

UA student participates in Moderna vaccine trial

The graduate student spoke to Tony Paniagua about his reasons for volunteering.
A sign outside Banner - University Medicine North in Tucson for the hospital's COVID-19 vaccine distribution site. Dec. 17, 2020.

Understanding the COVID vaccine’s rapid approval and growing public trust

A discussion with former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona and health law and policy expert Tara Sklar.
UA Cancer Center oncology nurse Iris Delfakis receives the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine administered at Banner-UMC on Dec. 17, 2020.

Pima County partners with TMC, Banner Health to offer COVID vaccine

We learned more about the rollout from TMC's CEO and the county's chief medical officer.
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.

COVID-19 vaccine distribution underway in Arizona

Understanding how it will be administered and hearing from those in line to receive the first doses.
UA Cancer Center oncology nurse Iris Delfakis receives the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine administered at Banner-UMC on Dec. 17, 2020.

COVID-19 vaccinations begin in Tucson

TMC, Banner-UMC giving vaccine to front line health care workers
Susan Miner in a photo illustrating an average day of virtual connections and distractions. Miner advises using your remote control in a new way - a self-help tool, being as selective with your media as you are with your food.

Building confidence through mind and body, with psychologist Susan Miner.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Meet two volunteers - one in Tucson, one in Moscow - who participated in clinical trials for coronavirus vaccines; and Stories That Soar presents "My Mom and Me".
Pediatricians are concerned that most Arizona children have missed routine vaccinations.

Pharmacies will help vaccinate long-term care residents

The government is partnering with the private sector.
File photo of a highway sign to Hermosillo, Mexico.

As pandemic worsens, Sonora again sheds jobs

After a few months of growth, job losses have returned to neighboring Sonora.
Central Tucson from Sentinel Peak.

News roundup: State leaders on vaccine, COVID outbreak at Pima County Health Department

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Dec. 16.
A Dec. 16 COVID-19 briefing at a Maricopa County vaccine distribution site.

Governor, health director discuss vaccine rollout amid ongoing COVID-19 surge

The governor spoke from a drive-thru vaccine distribution facility in Maricopa County.
Dr. Theresa Cullen, director of the Pima County Health Department, sits for an interview with Arizona 360 on July 8, 2020.

Pima County health director tests positive for COVID-19 as part of outbreak at department

Officials say Dr. Theresa Cullen's positive test result underlines the severity of the rate of community transmission.
Sign directing people to the free COVID-19 testing site in the Tucson International Airport during the 2020 holiday season.

Tucson airport to increase hours of COVID-19 testing

The site currently is open select hours Friday to Monday, but on Friday it'll start opening daily till mid-January.
File image of the Pima County Administration Building in downtown Tucson.

Pima County switches to mandatory curfew

Voluntary curfew was not working, according to supervisors.

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