
Hospitals and the University of Arizona have secured ultra-low freezers to store COVID-19 vaccines, the first of which were received by healthcare workers this week. The vaccine is arriving in Arizona as record-setting numbers continue and its per-capita rate of coronavirus spread has topped the nation. The Arizona State University wastewater technology that detected hot spots of COVID-19 has led to a new company and federal contract.
Valley health care workers, first responders among the first to receive COVID-19 vaccine / Arizona Republic
Staying chill: How Arizona is preparing to store vaccines at freezing temps / Arizona Republic
UA says it’s ready to be a cold storage site for 1.6M doses of COVID-19 vaccine / Arizona Daily Star
What wastewater studies reveal about coronavirus spread / KJZZ
Arizona leads nation in rate of coronavirus spread / KJZZ
‘Somebody has to do it’: Volunteers help push COVID-19 vaccines toward the finish line / Arizona Republic
Dr. Christ, Arizona health care workers among first Arizonans to get COVID-19 vaccine / 12 News
Health care workers on the Navajo Nation begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines / Arizona Republic
Health care leaders look ahead to COVID-19 vaccine as Arizona hospital resources max out / azfamily.com
Arizona health director outlines state vaccine plans / Arizona Public Media
First batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrives for Phoenix area / KTAR
As FDA authorizes Pfizer vaccine, Dignity Health holds mass vaccination dry run / KJZZ
Phoenix-based TGen studies genes to determine COVID immunity, reaction / KTAR
UArizona study examines virus effects on grocery workers’ mental health / KTAR
University of Arizona freezer farm could be a game changer in the fight against COVID-19 / Arizona Republic (Op-ed)
McCarthy tops out $192 million Science and Technology Building at ASU / AZ Big Media
The new $192 million Interdisciplinary Science and Technology building project at Arizona State University, which is set to be completed by December 2021, will be home to leading-edge research and labs.
University of Arizona professors aim to cure cancer with new technology / KGUN
The Tucson-based company Reglagene, a University of Arizona spinoff, has developed a technology to fight cancer that targets genes that become resistant to other therapies.
Diné College and NAU report shows health needs of Navajo mothers and children / Arizona Daily Sun
A recent report by the Navajo Native American Research Center, a partnership between Diné College and Northern Arizona University, identifies ways to improve health care for women and children on the Navajo Nation.