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Health director: Arizona kids vax policy not working

9/7/2022
PHOENIX — An increasing number of vaccine deniers, coupled with one of the easiest opt-out provisions in the nation, has left Arizona with close to one out of every 10 kindergartners …

ADHS reports 330 new weekly COVID cases in Goodyear

8/27/2021
The Arizona Department of Health Services reported  330 new COVID-19 cases in the city of Goodyear this week, bringing the total number of cases to 13,728. Last week, XX new cases were …

ADHS reports 123 new weekly COVID cases in Litchfield …

8/27/2021
The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 123 new COVID-19 cases in Litchfield Park this week, bringing the total number of cases to 4,685. ADHS reported 116 cases in Litchfield Park last …

Ducey makes former surgeon general his COVID advisor

8/26/2021
PHOENIX - Facing a slowing rate of Arizonans getting vaccinated, Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday tapped former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona to be his new senior health advisor on COVID …

Goodyear sees COVID-19 cases rise to 246 in past week

7/30/2021
The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 68 new COVID cases in Goodyear ZIP codes. Cases increased about 2% from 12,280 cases to 12,526 cases in the seven-day period from July 23 to July …

Litchfield Park sees COVID cases rise as vaccination …

7/30/2021
The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 70 new COVID cases in Litchfield Park this week, bringing the total number of cases to 4,216. Last week, just 45 new cases were reported in …

Dr. Cara Christ stepping down as head of Arizona …

7/28/2021
PHOENIX -- The state's top health official is quitting. Dr. Cara Christ is leaving as director of the Department of Health Services to become chief medical officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield of …

Glendale COVID cases showing slight uptick

7/23/2021
Enjoying months of plateauing numbers of COVID cases throughout Glendale’s nine most populous ZIP codes, the city totals are seeing an uptick.

Gila River Arena now open for walk-in COVID-19 doses …

5/2/2021
Arizona has administered more than 5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine since December, with nearly 3 million individuals having received at least one dose and 2.27 million now fully vaccinated, Gov. Doug Ducey and the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) announced Friday.

Arizona COVID vaccines move to doctors’ offices

5/1/2021
PHOENIX — With the number of vaccine doses being administered dropping, state health officials are finally agreeing to let doctors start immunizing their patients against COVID-19.

State Farm Stadium vaccine site to move to Gila River …

4/2/2021
The crown jewel of Arizona's COVID-19 vaccination effort will soon close.

Arizona agrees to allow FEMA vaccine sites in Pima …

3/29/2021
PHOENIX — Reversing course, the state's top health official agreed Friday to let Pima County work with the federal government to set up its own vaccination sites that could inoculate about …