Some Americans are hesitant to get the booster shot when many others around the world have not had the chance to get their first shot. Why one local expert says you should get the booster and do so, guilt-free.
Pima County is hoping to replicate the success the city of Tucson has had with its vaccine mandate where 99.7% of its workforce has received a vaccine or been granted an exemption, medical or religious.
Amid Omicron being confirmed in the U.S., questions are arising about the role of the travel restrictions and also the possibility of stricter testing requirements that could be on the way.
The Biden administration is expected to take steps in the coming days to toughen testing requirements for international travelers to the U.S., amid the spread of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus.
When the Mayor and Tucson City Council voted 6-1 in August to pass a vaccine mandate for its nearly 4,000 employees, it became the first in the state of Arizona to do so.
CNN says it is suspending anchor Chris Cuomo indefinitely pending a further review of documents revealing how he helped his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, when he was facing charges of sexual harassment.
Should you wait for an omicron tailored booster or get the current booster available now? A University of Arizona doctor explains why you should not wait to get the COVID booster.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a mandate issued by President Biden set to take effect next week that would have required all U.S. health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
President Joe Biden called the new COVID-19 variant omicron a cause for concern but “not a cause for panic” Monday and said he was not considering any widespread U.S. lockdown.
Because of fears the new variant could be more resistant to vaccines, there are growing concerns that the pandemic will persist for far longer than hoped.
A World Health Organization panel named the variant “omicron” and classified it as a highly transmissible virus of concern, the same category that includes the delta variant, the world’s most prevalent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 905 points. The S&P 500 index fell 2.3%, its worst day since February and the Nasdaq composite also had its worst drop in two months.
The drug, molnupiravir, has been shown to significantly cut the rate of hospitalizations and deaths among people with mild-to-moderate coronavirus infections.
After you get the COVID-19 booster, how long before you reach peak protection? An expert with the University of Arizona is looking into the latest studies.
The Cochise County Healthcare Alliance met on Wednesday, Nov. 24 to discuss the state of hospitals in the area and find solutions for the problems they face.
The Pima County Health Department expects to see school cases drop toward the end of the year because due to holiday breaks and kids not being in the classroom. Now the concern is turning to when the students will return to class in January.
White House officials say the U.S. is on pace to have about 200 million home tests per month by December, quadrupling the number from this summer. Still, spot shortages continue, particularly in cities and suburban communities with higher rates of testing.
The Pima County Health Department is running an ambitious program to get as many 5-to-11-year-old’s vaccinated as cases continue to rise not only among the general population but among schools too.
The U.S. government on Friday moved to open up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, expanding efforts to get ahead of rising coronavirus cases that experts fear could snowball into a winter surge as millions of Americans travel for the holidays.
The Pima County Health Department has gone out in front on the Center’s for Disease Control and is urging anyone 18 years and older in Pima County, who are six months past their last vaccine, to get a booster shot.
“The airlines have actually been pretty good,” said Dr. Oscherwitz. “You have pretty good air circulation if you put the jet of air in front of your face, it will carry away most things and if you keep your mask on.”
The number of COVID cases in southern Arizona schools is on the rise. Local school districts are working to slow the spread of the virus and make sure in-person learning can continue.
The rules are, when attending a University of Arizona basketball game, fans are required to have a mask to enter McKale Arena and they are required to wear that mask until they leave.
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been available under Emergency Use Authorization for about two weeks, and the CDC says more than 1 million kids have rolled up their sleeves.
The C.D.C. recommends the COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant women but what about the booster? A local expert explains the benefits of the booster in expectant mothers.
While trends are improving in Florida, Texas and other Southern states that bore the worst of the summer surge, it’s clear that delta isn’t done with the United States.
According to the Arizona Public Health Association, Arizona is the only state in the country where COVID-19 deaths surpassed both heart disease and cancer in causes of death.
Now nearly 20,000 pharmacies, clinics and physicians’ offices are administering the doses to younger kids, and the Biden administration estimates that by the end of Wednesday more than 900,000 of the kid doses will have been administered.
