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AZ State Vaccine Sites Opening To All 16+ Starting Wednesday
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says state-run COVID-19 vaccination sites will begin offering vaccines to those 16 and older in three counties.
PHOENIX, AZ — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced that state-run COVID-19 vaccination sites in Maricopa, Pima and Yuma counties are expanding to those 16 and older on Wednesday.
Ducey said in a tweet on Monday morning that vaccine appointments will be made available in the three counties at 8 a.m., with a goal of vaccinating as many Arizonans as possible.
NEW: Arizona’s state-operated #COVID19 vaccination sites in Maricopa, Pima and Yuma Counties will be open to all Arizonans 16 and older beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, March 24. @AZDHS 1/
— Doug Ducey (@dougducey) March" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/dougducey/... 22, 2021
As of Monday morning, some 1,831,456 Arizonans had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, with 1,136,413 in the state being fully vaccinated against the virus, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services' dashboard.
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For more information on COVID-19 vaccinations and to book an appointment, visit AZDHS' vaccination page.
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