Nearly 30,000 appointments still available at state COVID-19 vaccination sites Author: Josh Sanders (KPNX) Updated: 5:12 PM MST April 20, 2021
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State officials are seeing more vaccine appointments go unfilled as 38.3% of Arizonans are now vaccinated, according to the Arizona Department of Public Health.
At the University of Arizona site in Tucson, for example, nearly 80% of appointments between Tuesday and Sunday remained available this morning.
“Everyone who wants to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has the opportunity to do so simply by going online or dialing our toll-free helpline,” said Dr. Cara Christ, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS).
“In addition to the vaccine being available in other ways, including more and more pharmacies, using the highly efficient states sites serving Tucson, the Valley, Yuma, and Flagstaff is a convenient way to protect yourselves, your family, and your
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Almost 30,000 vaccine appointments are still available for the week ahead at state-supported sites, a surplus that would have been hard to imagine just a few weeks ago.
At a state COVID-19 vaccine site that opened Monday at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, 81% of this week s appointments through Sunday
were still available as of midday Monday.
At the state-operated site at the Yuma Civic Center, 73% of this week s appointments were still open, and at the state site at the University of Arizona in Tucson, 66% of the week s appointment slots were unfilled.
Overall, nearly two-thirds
of the appointments at state sites released Friday for the week ahead remained available Monday, according to numbers provided by the state health department.
Nearly 30,000 appointments still available at state COVID-19 vaccination sites Moderna Vaccine (Source: WALB) By KOLD News 13 Staff | April 19, 2021 at 3:35 PM MST - Updated April 19 at 3:35 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Think you have missed out on vaccination appointments available this week in Tucson and at state sites elsewhere? Think again.
As of late this morning, nearly 30,000 appointments posted last Friday for all sites were still available to those visiting podvaccine.azdhs.gov or calling 844-542-8201. At the University of Arizona site in Tucson, for example, nearly 80% percent of appointments between Tuesday and Sunday remained available this morning.
“Everyone who wants to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has the opportunity to do so simply by going online or dialing our toll-free help line,” said Dr. Cara Christ, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS). “In addition to vaccine being available in other ways, including more and mor
People in Arizona who want a COVID-19 vaccine have lots of choices Alison Steinbach and Stephanie Innes, Arizona Republic
Almost 30,000 vaccine appointments are still available for the week ahead at state-supported sites, a surplus that would have been hard to imagine just a few weeks ago.
At a state COVID-19 vaccine site that opened Monday at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, 81% of this week s appointments through Sunday were still available as of midday Monday.
At the state-operated site at the Yuma Civic Center, 73% of this week s appointments were still open, and at the state site at the University of Arizona in Tucson, 66% of the week s appointment slots were unfilled.