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People wait to be tested for COVID-19 at the Kino Sports Complex, in this July 13 courtesy photo from Pima County.

Pima County may stop COVID-19 testing

Officials said they don’t have the money to continue.
A COVID-19 vaccination site set up on the University of Arizona Mall. January 2021.

Rural counties making strides with COVID-19 vaccines

Many rural counties are leading the state in vaccination rates.
Health care workers prepare to administer a doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at a distribution site at Banner - University Medical North in Tucson on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020.

State wants 24/7 COVID-19 vaccine site in Pima County

Vaccine shortage means cuts to local centers.
Dr. Cara Christ, the head of the Arizona Dept. of Health Services, took the President and Vice President on a virtual tour of State Farm Stadium in Glendale. The facility is a state-run mass vaccination site for COVID-19 that operates around the clock.

Biden and Harris “visit” state COVID-19 vaccination site

The President and Vice President had plenty of praise for Arizona.
A container holds several vials of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a distribution event at Tucson Medical Center on Jan. 15, 2021.

Pima County COVID-19 vaccine shortage due to federal government

The state made an error in ordering according to a member of Congress.
A sign outside Banner - University Medicine North in Tucson for the hospital's COVID-19 vaccine distribution site. Dec. 17, 2020.

Pima County getting fewer COVID-19 vaccines

The head of the Board of Supervisors is reaching out for more inoculations.
A COVID-19 vaccination record card is received following the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Banner University South.

Arizona wants more people vaccinated against COVID-19

The state wants to increase vaccine outreach efforts.
A health care worker holds a vial of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a distribution event at Tucson Medical Center on Jan. 15, 2021.

State wants more COVID-19 vaccines used

Health officials want to open more mass vaccination sites.
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Arizona feelings about COVID-19 are based on politics

A new poll shows politics equals COVID reactions in the state.
Community members travel by bus during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Arizona begins second year of COVID-19

Arizona’s first case of the virus was reported a year ago.
A sign outside Banner - University Medicine North in Tucson for the hospital's COVID-19 vaccine distribution site. Dec. 17, 2020.

Pima County faces COVID-19 vaccine shortage

Officials say there is about a week’s worth of vaccine left.
A sign outside Banner - University Medicine North in Tucson for the hospital's COVID-19 vaccine distribution site. Dec. 17, 2020.

Pima County moves to Prioritized 1B for COVID-19 vaccines

More than 20,000 people signed up in a couple hours today.
Dr. Christian Bime, medical director of the ICU at Banner - UMC Tucson, receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 17, 2020.

Pima County readies COVID-19 vaccine expansion

The county is preparing four additional vaccine sites.
Dr. Christian Bime, medical director of the ICU at Banner - UMC Tucson, receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 17, 2020.

UA to start vaccinations Jan. 22

The university will be the primary place for educators to get vaccines in Pima County.
A health care worker holds a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination event at Banner - University Medicine North on Dec. 17, 2020.

Pima County leads state in vaccinations

County health officials hope to move into Phase 1B by late next week.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors meets at the County Administration Building in downtown Tucson.

Pima County's COVID-19 costs keep growing

Federal money for the pandemic has run out.

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