AARP calling for audit of long-term care facilities in Arizona
AARP wants Governor Doug Ducey to fund an audit of every long-term care facility in Arizona.
and last updated 2021-05-18 11:46:34-04
AARP wants Governor Doug Ducey to fund an audit of every long-term care facility in Arizona.
The request comes after the governor announced he is disbanding the board which licenses and regulates long-term care facilities.
There are more than 900,000 AARP members living in Arizona. Many of them will one day need the services of an assisted living facility.
âHopefully it will be in the budget,â AARPâs Arizona State Director Dana Marie Kennedy said.
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Arizona children ages 12 through 15 will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer vaccine starting Thursday, following approval from federal agencies.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for that age group on Monday, expanding from its previous approval for those 16 and older. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee on vaccines followed with a recommendation Wednesday. The full CDC subsequently recommended Pfizer be used in that age group and said providers can start vaccinating 12- through 15-year-olds right away.
The Arizona Department of Health Services is coordinating vaccinations of that age group to start Thursday at state sites, some pharmacies and other places.
• May 12, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccination On Tap For Children Ages 12-15 In AZ
The Arizona Department of Health Services says it’s ready to offer Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children between the ages of 12 and 15. The announcement comes after the Food and Drug Administration authorized the vaccine for the youngest age group yet.
ADHS announced Tuesday it s now waiting for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support the vaccine for the age demographic. Depending on the CDC’s response, Arizona’s state-run sites in metro-Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma and Flagstaff could begin administering the vaccine to children as early as Thursday.
Maricopa County is behind the state average.
And Mesa is behind the county average.
With much of the city seeming reluctant to get COVID-19 vaccinations, Arizona Department of Health Services held a COVID-19 vaccine telephone town hall âfor those living in areas of Mesa identified for highly targeted outreach on COVID-19 vaccinations.â
On May 5, AZDHS Director Dr. Cara Christ took questions from callers and gave a pep talk âto encourage every Arizonan to be vaccinated.â
The event was open to phone calls from Mesa City Council districts 3 and 5.
According to Steve Elliot, an AZDHS spokesman, âMore than 3,300 people participated in the call. These are people who received the automated invitation call and stayed on the line. There was an automated call the day before inviting people to accept the call the next day.â