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A masked teacher offers instruction to a student at the International School of Tucson. February 2021.

Learning in person during the pandemic

Tony Paniagua reports on how a school in Tucson is approaching the challenge.
The view of the Tucson Skyline from A Mountain. Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: UA gives county vaccines, TUSD awaits parent responses for reopening

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 25.
A COVID-19 vaccination record card is received following the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Banner University South.

UA gives Pima County COVID-19 vaccines

The Moderna doses will allow community outreach.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Mobile vaccine clinics return, Navajo Nation surpasses Feb vaccine goal

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 24.
Dr. Jill Jim, the Executive Director of the Navajo Department of Health and one of the COVID-19 advisors who prepared President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris during the presidential transition.

Conversation with health expert in the Navajo Nation about COVID-19

The head of the Navajo Department of Health also talks about her experiences advising then President-elect Joe Biden on COVID-19.
A vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Mobile vaccination clinics return this weekend

Vaccine shortage canceled the pop-up sites,
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Ducey pushes for drilling on fed land, flags fly at half mast for COVID victims

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 23.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said the "Stay home, stay safe" message from the tribal government guarantees that businesses in the nation have the "the safest environment" compared to those outside its tribal lands during the pandemic.

The Navajo Nation has its exceeded vaccination goal for February

Now, the sovereign nation is aiming to administer 120,00 doses by the end of the month.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: UA identifies student killed on campus, COVID testing down in Pima County

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 22.
Signs advertise a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site outside of Walgreens in Tucson on April 21, 2020.

COVID-19 testing drops in AZ as cases decrease

Health officials are worried about the declining test trend.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

CDC says Arizona ranks third in the country for COVID-19 deaths per capita

State reports more than 1,800 new COVID-19 cases and 25 additional deaths
A watchtower seen in the distance at the Florence State Prison.

Lawyers for Arizona inmates seek hearing in health care suit

The lawyers said Judge Roslyn Silver hasn’t held a status conference in the lawsuit since December 2018
A bundle of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Tucson Medical Center. January 2021.

Weather-delayed vaccines impacting Arizona's rural counties

Health officials report extreme winter weather is behind a lag of roughly 89,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Pressure mounts to cleanup ‘forever chemicals’, vaccine FAQs answered

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 19.
A dose of the COVID-19 vaccine just as it is about to be administered during a vaccination event at Tucson Medical Center. January 2021.

Some COVID-19 vaccines go mobile in Arizona

The University of Arizona is rolling out mobile units to underserved and vulnerable communities.
Vehicles travel along a highway near Sonoita, Ariz.

Challenges with distributing COVID-19 vaccine in rural Southern Arizona

Tony Paniagua reports.

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