Doctors urge vaccines for kids as Arizona’s COVID-19 vaccination rate lags

Doctors urge vaccines for kids as Arizona’s COVID-19 vaccination rate lags

November 24, 2021 | More Arizona doctors are appealing to the public to get vaccinated and take other precautions to limit the spread of COVID-19. “Only one sick person at a holiday gathering can make many others sick,” said Dr. Kara Geren, an emergency room doctor from Scottsdale. “I have seen COVID-19 ravage families, leaving children without parents and grandparents, or putting children in the hospital for months. Getting adults and children vaccinated for COVID-19 is our best path out of this pandemic.”

We need your help’: Ariz. health leaders plead with the public to help reduce crush of COVID-19 patients

We need your help’: Ariz. health leaders plead with the public to help reduce crush of COVID-19 patients

November 23, 2021 | Arizona health leaders on Tuesday pleaded with the public to get vaccinated as COVID-19 continues to deplete resources in hospitals across the state. After peaking in mid-August, cases are rising again, even before Thanksgiving get-togethers,” Arizona COVID-19 advisor and former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona said during a noontime briefing with clinical leaders from several major hospitals and health systems in the state

Doctors urge vaccines for kids as Arizona’s COVID-19 vaccination rate lags

The Arizona kids getting vaccinated are looking forward to eating out, parties and feeling safe

November 12, 2021 | Kids ages 5 to 11 became eligible for a pediatric version of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine last week. Many Arizona families, like the Snedecors, have been waiting for this moment and rushed to get their young children inoculated as soon as possible. Sisters Adora and Violet Snedecor, ages 11 and 9 respectively, were able to get their first doses last Thursday, two days after the vaccine was green-lighted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It was a big deal for both girls because of everything they’ve had to sacrifice during the pandemic to keep themselves and their loved ones safe. “I’m very excited to get my vaccine because I am not allowed to hang out with my friends who, like, don’t wear masks ’cause my mom is worried about, like, if they get COVID now I am exposed to it, but now, since I am getting my vaccine, I’ll be able to hang out with them again,” Violet said.

We need your help’: Ariz. health leaders plead with the public to help reduce crush of COVID-19 patients

Campaign launches to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates in Arizona’s Black communities

November 10, 2021 | The Arizona Coalition for Change is launching a new campaign, “Sleeves Up Arizona,” that addresses low COVID-19 vaccination rates in Black communities. The organization met on Wednesday at Eastlake Park in Phoenix and featured speakers state Rep. Reginald Bolding and former NBA All-Star and Phoenix Suns player Cedric Ceballos. Ceballos shared his story of battling the virus, spending “20 days on death row” in the intensive care unit.