Last week, the New York Times had a story that suggested, thanks to vaccine hesitancy, we may not be able to vanquish COVID-19. Instead, the disease may continue to circulate at low levels for generations. It s a chilling thought.
This week, staff reporter Christina Duran sinks into the efforts that federal and local officials are taking to transition from big, centralized vaccination Points of Distribution to smaller mobile units that are going into neighborhoods in order to get more needles into arms. It s not just a matter of protecting those who are vaccinated; unless we get the vaccine into enough people, the virus will stick around and mutate. As Dr. Richard Carmona, the former surgeon general and leader of a taskforce to combat COVID on campus, puts it: The fact is the longer this virus is alive around the world the more it s going to circulate. The more it will mutate, and eventually will mutate to a virus that could cause some significant problems. There is a scientific
Pima County Approves Low-Income Preschool Scholarships - Tucson, AZ - The Pima County Board of Supervisors approved more than $10M Tuesday for preschool scholarships. Here's what to know.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to approve a $10 million plan to fund early education scholarships for low-income families at Tuesday's meeting..
The county said the ability to become mobile is key as it has become up to five times more difficult to get people vaccinated because many people who wanted the shot have already gotten it.