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UA wants students vaccinated right away

Vaccines are not required but heavily encouraged for UA students.

UA opening COVID-19 vaccines daily

Available vaccine slots will be announced daily.

HEROES study: COVID vaccines 90% effective

First responders rank among workers with the highest risk

UA not lifting mask requirements

The decision is despite Governor Ducey’s order allowing the end of mask mandates.

UA expanding in-person classes

The week of March 29 will see more students in classrooms.

UA wants rural COVID-19 vaccines

The university is ready to expand operations to other counties.

UA gives Pima County COVID-19 vaccines

The Moderna doses will allow community outreach.

Some COVID-19 vaccines go mobile in Arizona

The University of Arizona is rolling out mobile units to underserved and vulnerable communities.

Research looks for links between COVID-19 and 'forever chemicals'

The chemicals, which have been found in Tucson's groundwater, may impact vaccine efficacy.

Alcohol abuse soars in lockdown

Severe alcohol use jumps 400% in lockdown, according to UA researchers

State registration open for UA COVID-19 vaccines

The university opens as the third state-run vaccination site this week.

UA worried party could become COVID-19 super spreader

A near campus Super Bowl party has officials worried.

No positive COVID-19 tests at UA

The university has had a positivity rate below 1% for weeks.

UA readies for more in-person classes

Officials are hoping all students are vaccinated by the end of the semester.

UA has developed a smartphone based COVID-19 test

The testing method was first created to detect norovirus in 2019.

Virus variant challenge could mean more shots

COVID-19 mutations might require annual immunizations as with the flu.

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