ADHS: COVID-19 cases among vaccinated in Arizona now at 11%
July 23, 2021 | The Arizona Department of Health Services told ABC15 in an email that 1 in 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state are from fully vaccinated people in July.
HonorHealth will require employees get the COVID-19 vaccine by Nov. 1
July 23, 2021 | HonorHealth is the latest Arizona hospital system to require its workforce to get a COVID-19 vaccine by Nov. 1. The Scottsdale-based nonprofit health care organization announced the requirement to its employees Friday, according to a company statement. Employees will need to submit proof of their vaccination.
Texas has seen nearly 9,000 COVID-19 deaths since February. All but 43 were unvaccinated people.
July 21, 2021 | Of the 8,787 people who have died in Texas due to COVID-19 since early February, at least 43 were fully vaccinated, the Texas Department of State Health Services said. That means 99.5% of people who died due to COVID-19 in Texas from Feb. 8 to July 14 were unvaccinated, while 0.5% were the result of “breakthrough infections,” which DSHS defines as people who contracted the virus two weeks after being fully vaccinated.
More infectious Delta variant makes up 83% of new US coronavirus cases as vaccine hesitancy persists
July 20, 2021 | The more contagious Delta variant of coronavirus now makes up 83% of sequenced samples in the United States, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Tuesday. “This is a dramatic increase, up from 50% for the week of July 3,” Walensky said in a Senate committee hearing.
There is nothing else to do’: Get vaccinated to avert delta variant, Arizona health officials say
July 8, 2021 | COVID-19 vaccination rates in Arizona lag the U.S. average, case numbers are up and the state’s health director says more shots are needed to avert outbreaks from the surging delta variant.
