Tag: coronavirus
Arizona: No U.S. vaccine mandate for state-regulated utilities
Workers at state-regulated utilities in Arizona can’t be fired for refusing to be vaccinated for COVID-19, according to a policy a state...
Federal program offers cash to cover COVID-19 funeral costs
When Wanda Olson’s son-in-law died in March after contracting COVID-19, she and her daughter had to grapple with more than just their...
Official: Arizonans should ‘gently encourage’ COVID shots
Arizona’s top public health official is urging residents to be “influencers” who “gently encourage” their loved ones to get COVID-19 vaccinations and...
U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenges to Biden vaccine mandates in...
The U.S. Supreme Court early next month will hear challenges to two of President Joe Biden's worker-related COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Arizona population exploded amid COVID-19 pandemic
Despite apocalyptic headlines portraying Arizona as the “hotspot of the world” of the COVID-19 pandemic, more Americans moved to the state than nearly any other location in...
Pfizer pill becomes 1st US-authorized home COVID treatment
U.S. health regulators on Wednesday authorized the first pill against COVID-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans will be able to take at...
AG Mark Brnovich joins 24-state lawsuit to block Head Start vaccine...
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has joined a multi-state lawsuit to block the Biden administration's Head Start mandate for program employees to...
Navajo Nation reports 10 more COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
The Navajo Nation has reported 10 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the vast reservation in the U.S. Southwest and no additional...
Feds sending medical team to aid with COVID-19 in Arizona
The federal government is sending medical personnel to Arizona to help with the ongoing COVID-19 surge.
The White House...
Doug Ducey quietly bans all public worker vaccination mandates
In an unannounced executive order regarding enhanced monitoring of COVID-19 metrics, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey banned public employers from requiring a COVID-19...
