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A woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine during a mobile event run by Pima County and Tucson Medical Center outside St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church on March 6, 2021.

Pima County continues to see vaccine demand outpace supply

The county's chief medical officer discusses the county's coordination with the state.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey at a news conference at the University of Arizona where he spoke about state pods expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to residents ages 16 and up. March 24, 2021.

Ducey touts expanded vaccine eligibility at state pods

He also discusses why he denied FEMA permission to open vaccination sites in Pima County.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Ducey lifts more COVID restrictions, Pima County expands vaccine eligibility

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 25.

Arizona unemployment above national average

The state unemployment rate crept up in February.
A bundle of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Tucson Medical Center. January 2021.

Pima County expands COVID-19 vaccines to those age 16 and older

The county expansion comes with some restrictions.
A COVID-19 vaccination site set up on the University of Arizona Mall. January 2021.

Ducey offers to "revisit" FEMA vaccine offer

Pima County Supervisors support federal offer.
Governor Doug Ducey urges Arizonans to get their COVID-19 vaccination in a public service announcement released March 23, 2021.

New PSAs urge Arizonans to get vaccinated

Many appointments going unfilled as demand wanes.
The view of the Tucson Skyline from A Mountain. Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Local officials discuss fed stimulus, nearby states prepare for Colorado River negotiations

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 23.
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 rolling averages of COVID cases, deaths drop sharply

According to Johns Hopkins University data, the seven-day rolling average of daily cases plummeted

Local officials talk about new federal stimulus package

The $1.9 trillion dollar package includes funding for schools, local and tribal governments.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: All adult Arizonans eligible for vaccine, state distribution sites plan to move inside

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 22.
Scientists say sensor testing for COVID-19 can be an improvement over tests performed with nasal swabs or saliva.

Researchers developing sensor testing for COVID-19

New method could detect PCR test-evading COVID variants.
A health care worker at Tucson Medical Center holds a vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

State opens COVID-19 vaccines to all adults

People age 16 and up are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines at state pods.
Governor Doug Ducey addresses members of the media in front of a portion of border wall near the Douglas Municipal Airport on March 19, 2021.

In Douglas visit, Gov. Doug Ducey calls rising apprehensions a 'man-made crisis' by Biden administriaton

Ducey toured the U.S.-Mexico border with Florida Senator Rick Scott and local law officers, aid groups say they were left out.
A COVID-19 vaccination site set up on the University of Arizona Mall. January 2021.

State health officials getting ready to move COVID vaccine sites inside.

Rising temperatures mean outdoor locations will soon move.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Community responds to changes in COVID restrictions, forecasters track Southern Arizona’s growth

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 19.

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