Arizona hopes to send doses of Moderna vaccine to rural counties
By FOX 10 Staff
During the event on Dec. 16, the first healthcare workers in Arizona received the COVID-19 vaccine.
PHOENIX - While hundreds of healthcare workers were getting vaccinated on Dec. 17, some were able to get their vaccine the day before, including Arizona Department of Health Services Director, Cara Christ.
She says she s feeling great, and only feeling a bit of soreness in the injection spot, which is normal.
As for distribution, Christ says they re keeping the first doses of the Pfizer vaccine in Maricopa and Pima counties since they have specific storage requirements, but once the Moderna vaccine is approved, they are hoping to distribute those doses to Arizona s rural communities.