Valley doctor weighs in on vaccines rolling out to younger age group
Valley doctor working on outreach program to get kids the shots.
and last updated 2021-05-11 20:18:17-04
CHANDLER, AZ â A family physician in Chandler plans to begin vaccinating children by the end of the week in Arizona.
Dr. Andrew Carroll received a shipment of more than 1,100 doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Tuesday.
Carroll said he will be working on outreach in the area, as âthere are a lot of family physicians and pediatric offices around us that may not have signed up to give the vaccine, or are unable to store 1,200 doses of Pfizer vaccine at the ultra-low temperature that are necessary. So we re inviting other clinics around us to send their patients to us.â
Arizona health officials working to substitute COVID-19 vaccines after recommended J&J pause
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and last updated 2021-04-13 14:42:04-04
PHOENIX â Arizona Department of Health Services and Maricopa County Department of Health are recommending the pause of the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccine distribution after the CDC and FDA released the same recommendation Tuesday morning. The primary goal is to understand all of the information available and to ensure that the health care provider community is aware of the potential for this rare adverse event and can recognize and manage this unique type of blood clot. It is important for the public to know that this rare blood clot has not been reported following receipt of the Pfizer
Multiple agencies come together to vaccinate the metro Phoenix homeless population
Starting on Monday morning at 8 a.m., free COVID-19 vaccines will be offered to the metro Phoenix homeless population.
and last updated 2021-04-11 21:05:07-04
PHOENIX â Starting on Monday morning at 8 a.m., free COVID-19 vaccines will be offered to the metro Phoenix homeless population.
âWe are doing all we can to keep this population safe and vaccinated,â says Marty Hames, spokesperson for Circle the City, a healthcare organization dedicated to the homeless population.
Hames says people like 61-year-old Toni Petersen who recently became homeless are the new reality of the economic effects of the virus.
Arizona surpasses two million coronavirus vaccinations, data shows
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With approval for the first COVID-19 vaccine expected this month, Arizona health officials said Friday they expect to get the first doses by Dec. 15 and begin vaccinating priority groups, like heath care workers, soon after that. The general public could start getting vaccinated next spring. ( a href https://flic.kr/p/p4HgDd target blank Photo /a by a href https://www.flickr.com/photos/niaid/ target blank NIAID /a / a href https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ target blank Creative Commons /a )
and last updated 2021-03-05 11:58:34-05
PHOENIX â Arizona has administered more than two million coronavirus vaccines, according to data updated Friday.
Limited COVID vaccine supply, locations affecting rollout in Arizona
On February 1, the COVID-19 testing site at Phoenix Municipal Stadium will transform into a massive vaccination location, but the rollout process in our state continues to see new challenges as Arizonans await their chance for the vaccine.
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The stadium s transformation is part of a plan to rapidly expand vaccine access across the state, but limited supply and locations aren t making it simple.
âTheyâre telling us, just go on the website and get it, and you go there.itâs a real chore to find something,â said Henry Wall.