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A coalition of conservative-leaning states is trying to keep in place a Trump-era public health rule that allows many asylum seekers to be turned away at the southern U.S. border.
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Forty-five communities on the Navajo Nation have reported high transmission of COVID-19. That’s based on case counts from the first two full weeks of November and include Ganado, Kayenta and Chinle.
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More than half of kindergarten classes in Arizona saw declines in students receiving routine vaccines for diseases like measles, mumps and rubella.
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Thirty-four communities on the Navajo Nation have been identified as having high COVID-19 transmission. They include Ganado, Chinle and Crownpoint, N.M.
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The Hopi Tribe was under strict safety protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic, with nightly curfews and stay-at-home orders. That left little to do for young people on the remote Reservation in northeastern Arizona. So…they started skateboarding. Anywhere they could. It was something to do outside, together, that was relatively safe. It became therapeutic. In the village of Tewa, two friends decided to create a skateboarding collective and build the Hopi Tribe’s first skate park. KNAU’s Sakya Calsoyas spent a recent sunny day at the half pipe.
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President Jonathan Nez encouraged those who attend this week’s fair in Window Rock to wear a fitted mask, wash their hands and maintain distance from others.
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Arizona’s Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against the City of Tucson over its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
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Coconino County health officials report community transmission of COVID-19 is again at a low level.
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Navajo Nation health officials on Monday reported 69 communities with uncontrolled spread of COVID-19.
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A team led by a University of Arizona scientist has traced the source of the COVID-19 virus to a wildlife market in China. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports on the research, published this week in Science.