Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey s decision to relax COVID-19 capacity restrictions comes too early because the pandemic s not over, some health experts said Friday.
The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association released a statement after the governor s announcement saying that Arizona is not in a situation where we can ease up on public health mitigation.
Similarly, Health System Alliance of Arizona, an advocacy organization that represents several major Arizona health systems, said in a statement, Now is not the time to relax our mitigation efforts; we must stay the course to ensure that our vaccination efforts can outpace the spread of the virus.
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Innova Medical Group Announces New Chairman and Chief Medical Officer
March 1, 2021 GMT
PASADENA, Calif., Mar. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Innova Medical Group, Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of rapid antigen test kits and leader in COVID-19 testing solutions globally, announced today the appointment of Sean Rogers as Chairman of Innova Medical Group, and Todd Malan, M.D., as Innova’s Chief Medical Officer. The two seasoned leaders will be valuable additions to Innova’s continued growth in screening and diagnostic test production and distribution, as well as its expanding partnerships with health authorities around the world to help break the COVID-19 chain of transmission and end the deadly pandemic through widespread testing for home screening and clinical diagnostics.
Father Enrique Cadena with the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona rolled up his sleeve at a press event Wednesday along with other faith leaders to get his second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. He said he wanted to set an example for his community.
“I d like to invite all the Latino community especially to really put themselves out there in the line as soon as the vaccine is ready for them, Cadena said.
One in every seven Arizonans has now had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. But disparities remain when it comes to who’s getting shots. Vaccination rates appear to be especially low among Arizona’s Latino population.
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