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Green Valley and Sahuarita will see 3,000 doses of vaccine next week, the highest single delivery since the rollout began.
The vaccine will be administered at two sites Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and will focus on those age 75 and older.
The first site is at Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital, the second is at the Community Performance and Art Center (CPAC), 1250 W. Continental Road. They will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
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United Community Health Center was among several organizations in rural or semi-urban areas of Pima County to receive a modest allotment of Moderna coronavirus vaccines for people 75 years or older.
UCHC received 800 doses from the countyâs 2,100 set aside for outlying areas and distributed then using a quickly arranged drive-thru system Wednesday through Friday. It marked the first time vaccines through the county arrived in the Sahuarita/Green Valley area for Phase 1B.
On Thursday, UCHC created a drive-through system at Sahuarita High School to distribute up to 300 vaccinations to people who were 75 or older.