Choice of getting Covid shots related to politics
Mesa Fire Department Capt. Jeff Stieber, right, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 at the Arizona Department of Health Services State Laboratory from nurse Machrina Leach, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, in Phoenix. The Pfizer vaccine was almost 95 percent effective at preventing patients from contracting COVID-19 and caused no major side effects in a trial of nearly 44,000 people. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Nearly a month after vaccines have become available here a quarter of Arizonans remain unwilling to get inoculated against Covid.
And there is a political component to all of this.
A new survey by OH Predictive Insights finds that those who identify as Democrats are more likely to roll up their sleeves for a vaccine approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration than Republicans. Just 17% of Democrats told pollster Mike Noble they have no intention of getting inoculated versus 29% of Republicans.
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Dr. Cara Christ, right, director for the Arizona Department of Health Services, receives one of the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 at the Arizona Department of Health Services State Laboratory from nurse Machrina Leach. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
PHOENIX After many Arizonans had trouble making appointments for their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine, the state is streamlining the process.
Now, any Arizonan who visits State Farm Stadium or Phoenix Municipal Stadium for their first dose will be able to make appointments for their second dose. Arizona Department of Health Services officials said in a news release that they hope the change will streamline the vaccination process and clear up any confusion.
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