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A judge has dismissed Gov. Doug Ducey’s lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s demands that the state stop sending millions in federal COVID-19 relief money to schools that don’t have mask requirements or that close due to COVID-19 outbreaks.
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The COVID-19 vaccine was approved for children under the age of five last month. But nationwide, only 2% of kids in that age group have received a shot so far. And only 30% of children ages 5-11 are fully vaccinated. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke with Dr. Emmy Iles of Mountain View Pediatrics in Flagstaff about the slow vaccination rates and what parents need to know.
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More than two-thirds of Arizona’s counties reported high COVID-19 levels, including Coconino, Gila, Mohave, Navajo and Yavapai counties.
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A COVID-19 vaccination and testing clinic is scheduled for Thursday, July 21, at the Coconino Community College campus in Page.
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Navajo Nation health officials say 58 reservation communities have uncontrolled spread of COVID-19.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show high levels of COVID-19 transmission throughout most of Arizona, including all counties in the northern half of the state.
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A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says progress on fighting antimicrobial resistant infections reversed course during the COVID-19 pandemic. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports, resistant infections rose by 15 percent from 2019 to 2020.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report 10 of Arizona’s 15 counties have high COVID-19 community levels.
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An extensive COVID-19 research study at University of Arizona Health Sciences has been awarded a $22 million grant to continue studying immunity and vaccine effectiveness.
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Leaders with the United States' largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy group say Latino students should be a federal funding priority after falling behind during the coronavirus pandemic.