July 21, 2021
Public health officials are urging Arizonans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 because new cases are rising again. Here, a homeless man in Phoenix receives his first vaccine dose in January. (Photo courtesy of Circle the City)
PHOENIX – Although the percentage of those unwilling to take a COVID-19 vaccine has remained unchanged since May, Arizonans are showing less concern about the risks, according to a new survey by OH Predictive Insights.
The online opt-in panel survey of 1,000 adults, conducted from July 6 to July 11, found that 42% of Arizonans were “slightly or not at all concerned” about the deadly disease, whereas 35% of Arizonans were “extremely or moderately concerned.”
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May 4, 2021
$275,000 awarded to ASU, community entrepreneurship ventures
A venture founded by two Arizona State University alums that makes gear-storage racks out of recycled plastic has won a $10,000 investment.
Sean Dicke and Nicholas Raccosta won the money for their company, Strax Gear, in the Retail Devils funding track during the Demo Day pitch competition on April 30. Strax Gear makes a $79.99 Infinity Rack, which holds up to 40 pounds of gear, such as bikes or snowboards.
Dicke, who earned a master’s degree in industrial design in 2019, was inspired to create the storage rack while doing an internship for a ski manufacturer and he noticed how much waste was created.
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Experts in infectious diseases said if a student’s entire friend group has been fully vaccinated, seeing them indoors and without face masks is safe.
As COVID-19 vaccinations increase across the District, students are confronting a new pandemic-era challenge: readjusting to looser distancing guidelines one year into the pandemic.
In interviews, half a dozen vaccinated students said despite the “peace of mind” they’ve felt since receiving their vaccine, they’ve struggled to get comfortable expanding their social circles after a year of following strict distancing guidelines. Experts in infectious diseases said vaccinated people are generally safe from contracting the virus and can socialize indoors with friends, but they should still practice social distancing guidelines outdoors to encourage others who aren’t vaccinated to do the same.
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