Navajo Nation issues vaccine mandate for all tribal workers – KTAR.com
(AP Photo/Martin Mejia) WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — All Navajo Nation executive branch employees will need to be fully vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19 by the end of September or be required to submit to regular testing, according to an executive order announced by President Jonathan Nez on Sunday. The new rules apply to […]
Arizona reports 2,632 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths Monday – KTAR.com
FILE – In this July 22, 2021, file photo, health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. U.S. health officials Wednesday, Aug. 18, recommended all Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence […]
Poison expert warns Valley residents to stay away from ‘yard mushrooms’ – KTAR.com
(Wikimedia commons photo/Alan Rockefeller) PHOENIX — Poison experts are warning Valley residents to stay away from white mushrooms that are popping up on grassy lawns because of rain from the monsoon season. They’re called chlorophyllum molybdites, also known as “yard mushrooms.” “They look very similar to the mushrooms that you would buy at a grocery […]
Arizona reports 3,307 new COVID-19 cases, 3 additional deaths Sunday – KTAR.com
FILE – A pharmacy technician loads a syringe with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at a mass vaccination site at the Portland Expo in Portland, Maine. U.S. experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they received their second dose of the shot, to […]
Arizona reports 3,195 new COVID-19 cases, 36 additional deaths Saturday
In this photo provided by Impact Church, a man gets his temperature taken during a vaccination event held by Impact Church on Aug. 8, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla. The church has lost seven members in the last few weeks, according to Pastor George Davis. (Impact Church via AP) PHOENIX – Arizona health officials on Saturday […]
Arizona reports 3,109 new COVID-19 cases, 53 additional deaths Friday
(Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images) PHOENIX – Arizona health officials on Friday reported 3,109 new COVID-19 cases and 53 additional deaths from the disease. It’s the most deaths reported in a single day since 53 were also documented on March 23. The latest documented totals are 979,580 infections and 18,561 fatalities, according to the Arizona […]
Tucson police officers’ union challenges city vaccine requirement – KTAR.com
(Facebook Photo/Tucson Police Department) PHOENIX — The union representing Tucson police officers is challenging the city’s decision to require employees to get the coronavirus vaccine. The Arizona Daily Star reports that the lawsuit filed Monday by the Tucson Police Officers Association alleges the policy breaches its labor contract “by unilaterally enacting the ordinance without first […]
Here’s which Phoenix-area schools are requiring face masks – KTAR.com
(Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images) PHOENIX — Some Phoenix-area school districts have decided to require face masks on campus amid rising cases of COVID-19 in defiance of the governor’s wishes. Based on recent data about the rapid spread of the COVID-19 delta variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends that even vaccinated […]
Arizona reports 3,546 new COVID-19 cases, 4 additional deaths Thursday
(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) PHOENIX – Arizona health officials on Thursday reported 3,546 new COVID-19 cases, the most since Feb. 9, and four additional deaths from the disease. The latest documented totals are 976,471 infections and 18,508 fatalities, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services COVID-19 dashboard. Hospitalizations in the state related to […]
UArizona Health Sciences Researchers To Study Impact of Nurse Cannabis and Substance Use on Patient Care
TUCSON, Ariz. — A new University of Arizona Health Sciences study will explore the use of cannabis and other substances among registered nurses and the potential effect on patient care. Forty-seven states have some form of legalized medical cannabis, and it’s estimated that nearly 3 million Americans use it for relief from illness. Jessica Rainbow, PhD, RN, an […]