Information about booking vaccine appointments can be found on Coconino County s website or by calling (928) 679-7300, or through the Arizona Department of Health Services online or by calling (844) 542-8201.
Ryan Heinsius: Coconino County officials and residents have expressed frustration at what has appeared to be a fairly slow rollout of vaccines. Maybe you can tell me what the biggest challenge for the county in administering doses has been so far.
Kim Musselman: Really, the biggest challenge has been predictability of vaccine availability. That is what is the key driver for how we’re able to schedule appointments, how we’re able to distribute vaccine to our medical partners and providers, and just not having that predictability week to week of how much vaccine we can expect so that appointments can be made to be able to distribute that vaccine.
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Beginning Saturday, testing will take place at Coconino Community College’s Lone Tree Road campus. Saliva testing is also available by appointment at the Northern Arizona University field house Monday through Saturday.
County officials say they’re ready to double the pace of immunizations but are awaiting more doses from the federal government. To date, Coconino County has received nearly 15,000 vaccine doses and administered more than 10,000. All first-dose appointments in the county are currently booked.
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