az grown health
COVID-19 VACCINE
AVAILABLE now to ages 16 and up THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
pharmacies
urges all eligible adults and teens to
and
receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and as of
federally
March 24, ages 16 and older are able to
qualified
get vaccinated in Arizona. Registration
health centers
at Arizona’s state-operated COVID-19
participating in
vaccination sites in Maricopa, Pima
federal vaccination
and Yuma counties are now open to all
programs. Sites
Arizonans 16 and older.
using the Pfizer vaccine,
ADHS opens appointments at 11
including those run by the state,
a.m. each Friday for State Farm Stadium
can vaccinate those 16 and older. The
in Glendale, Arizona State University’s
Moderna and Johnson & Johnson/Janssen
Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Tempe,
vaccines are approved for those 18 and
across Arizona can be found at azhealth.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College, the
older.
gov/findvaccine. Those without computer
University of Arizona in central Tucson and Yuma Civic Center in Yuma County.
As of late March, Arizona had
Information about all vaccination sites
access or needing extra help registering can
administered more than 3.2 million doses
call 1-844-542-8201 to be connected with
State sites complement county
of COVID-19 vaccine to more than 2
someone who can assist. Use the patient
vaccination programs and the growing
million individuals, and more than 1.2
portal at podvaccine.azdhs.gov to make an
availability of COVID-19 vaccines at
million Arizonans were fully vaccinated.
appointment for a relative.
TRIAL for KIDS COVID-19 VACCINE underway in Arizona A RESEARCH STUDY conducted by Moderna is testing an investigational vaccine that may
protect children between the ages of 6 months and 11 years from getting sick if they come into contact with coronavirus. MedPharmics in Phoenix is one of four firms recruiting volunteers for the KidCOVE Study comparing the mRNA-1273 vaccine to a saltwater solution placebo. To learn more or sign up for the study, parents can visit trials.modernatx.com or connect. trialscope.com/studies/0e8fc8e6-5782-46fd-8b03-0994a5ad8b41 or call 602-368-1928 or 866-913-5454. Participants must be between 6 months and 11 years old and be in good health. Participants must not have taken any investigational or approved treatments for COVID-19, tested positive for COVID-19 or been in contact with anyone diagnosed with COVID-19 within two weeks prior to vaccine administration.
10 April 2021 RaisingARIZONAKids.com
