Arizona reports 881 new cases of COVID-19; 17,305 total deaths kold.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kold.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Pima County Supervisor
Steve Christy cited a bogus study making its way around right-wing websites when he made a run at lifting Pima County s mask ordinance at last week s board meeting. Christy s motion died for lack of a second. In justifying his push to lift the ordinance that requires Pima County residents to wear face masks in public when they can t physically distance from other people (and also requiring businesses to ask customers to wear masks), Christy cited a study he said was from the Medical Center at Stanford University that purported to show that wearing masks did nothing to stop the spread of COVID and could in fact be hazardous to people s health.
Arizonans with disabilities get COVID vaccinations, thanks to group effort
April 29, 2021
Launched in Phoenix in 1981, Ability360 serves people with disabilities, including assistance with independent living or employment, peer support and mentorship, home care, mental health services and adaptive sports and fitness programs. This weekend, the group is holding a second vaccination event for Arizonans living with disabilities. (Photo by Travis Robertson/Cronkite News)
The state is partnering with such groups as Ability360 and The Arc to get COVID-19 vaccinations to people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their relatives and caregivers. (Photo by Travis Robertson/Cronkite News)
More than 1,600 people got their first COVID-19 vaccinations at an April event targeting an especially vulnerable population – those with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Second doses were scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Travis Robertson/Cronkite News)
Appointments recommended but no longer required at AZ COVID-19 vaccination sites kvoa.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kvoa.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Advertisement: Pima County has opened a new indoor vaccine site at the Kino Event Center, where the county had earlier been doing COVID testing. That site is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Register at azdhs.gov. The county has also opened an indoor vaccination POD at El Pueblo Center, 101 W. Irvington Road, which is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary. The drive-through POD at Banner-South Kino Stadium, 2500 E. Ajo Way, is now offering appointments between 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and will close permanently on May 14. As of Tuesday, April 27, 395,301 people in Pima County had received at least one shot of the virus, accounting for 37.8% of the population. A total of 308,465 people are fully vaccinated.