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New York and Maryland will open vaccine eligibility to those who are 16 years or older on Tuesday, the day after 12 states did the same as the country continues in its race against more mutated forms of coronavirus spreading.
The two states will join a dozen others that opened up vaccinations to all over 16: Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Michigan, South Dakota, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
The increased availability of vaccines comes as variants of COVID-19 continue to surge with more than 16,000 cases reported across the country.
Federally run vaccinations centers continue to pop up, with three more announced Monday by the White House. The sites, in South Carolina, Colorado and Minnesota, bring the total number of vaccination sites to 28.
News Release
April 6, 2021
PHOENIX Governor Doug Ducey and the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) today announced a new targeted effort to ensure individuals with disabilities have quick, easy access to COVID-19 vaccination appointments.
Arizona is partnering with Ability360 and The Arc, organizations that empower individuals with disabilities and support their full inclusion in the community, and the Special Olympics to hold vaccination events at their locations. These vaccination events will allow those living with disabilities and their families to be vaccinated at familiar locations.
“Now that all Arizonans have the opportunity to get the vaccine, we want to ease the process for those with disabilities to sign up for an appointment and get vaccinated,” said Governor Ducey. “I’m grateful to Ability360, The Arc, Special Olympics, the Arizona Department of Economic Security, ADHS, and all the organizations across the state working hard to protect Arizonans
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Lower income, Hispanic neighborhoods lag on vaccinations An essential worker gets vaccinated at a special event Bashas food stores set up for its workers in Chandler. Overall, 30% of eligible Arizonans have received at least one shot, and about 19% are fully vaccinated, but rates for people of color are lagging. (Source: Cronkite News) By Travis Robertson | April 5, 2021 at 8:49 AM MST - Updated April 5 at 8:49 AM
PHOENIX – A March report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention praised only two states for their efforts in getting vaccines to vulnerable communities. One of them was Arizona.
But while the federal report shows strong outreach at the broader county level, ZIP code data from the state health department reveals disparities with the vaccination rates in several neighborhoods where residents are predominantly people of color and more impoverished.