University of Arizona redirects 1K COVID-19 vaccine doses to Pima County supply
Moderna vaccine vial and box (Source: WOIO - (Tim Dubravetz))
By Shelby Trahan | February 24, 2021 at 11:29 AM MST - Updated February 25 at 5:40 AM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Pima County Health Department will receive an additional 1,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine.
In a news release, officials announced the doses were originally allocated to the University of Arizona vaccination site. Now the doses will be used as part of the countyâs efforts to increase vaccination rates in marginalized and high-risk communities through its mobile vaccination site program.
âWe are grateful to University of Arizona President Robert Robbins for sharing this resource with us,â said Chuck Huckelberry, Pima County Administrator. âThis supply is going to do immediate good in helping us get vaccine into the hardest to reach parts of our community.â