According to the CDC, the national rate of vaccine exemptions among kindergarteners is at 3%, the highest ever. CDC data also shows exemptions in Arizona trending higher, even before the pandemic.
COVID-19 is down sharply from the height of the pandemic, but it has still accounted for more than 2.3 million infections and 32,182 deaths in Arizona since the first cases were confirmed in January 2020. And health experts say it's not going away.
Arizona health officials added 8,220 new confirmed COVID-19 cases to the state’s COVID-19 dashboard Saturday, the most in a single day since January 2021.Officials also added 125 COVID-19 related deaths Saturday, and more than 7,700 cases on Friday.The department said last week that some upcoming daily case reports would be larger than normal due to reporting delays over the
With the expected approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for children 5 to 11, pediatricians in metro Phoenix are taking advance appointments for early November to administer the vaccine.