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COVID-19 VACCINE AVAILABLE now to ages 16 and up

The American Academy of Pediatrics urges all eligible adults and teens to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and as of March 24, ages 16 and older are able to get vaccinated in Arizona. Registration at Arizona’s state-operated COVID-19 vaccination sites in Maricopa, Pima and Yuma counties are now open to all Arizonans 16 and older.

ADHS opens appointments at 11 a.m. each Friday for State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona State University’s Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Tempe, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, the University of Arizona in central Tucson and Yuma Civic Center in Yuma County.

State sites complement county vaccination programs and the growing availability of COVID-19 vaccines at pharmacies and federally qualified health centers participating in federal vaccination programs. Sites using the Pfizer vaccine, including those run by the state, can vaccinate those 16 and older. The Moderna and Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccines are approved for those 18 and older.

As of late March, Arizona had administered more than 3.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to more than 2 million individuals, and more than 1.2 million Arizonans were fully vaccinated.

Information about all vaccination sites across Arizona can be found at azhealth. gov/findvaccine. Those without computer access or needing extra help registering can call 1-844-542-8201 to be connected with someone who can assist. Use the patient portal at podvaccine.azdhs.gov to make an 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.

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