Coronavirus

Travel tips for vaccinated seniors

Many seniors are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and are looking forward to making travel plans. We spoke with Dr. Shad Marvasti of the UArizona College of Medicine, to get his ideas on safe travel for seniors.

April 19, 2021

The restaurant industry experiencing a lack in employees

Restaurants all over are experiencing two major issues; a lack of employees and supply chain delays. During the pandemic when many restaurants shut down, their workers either went on unemployment or found other jobs. Now, Arizona is open and restaurants are struggling to find help. Fired Pie is experiencing this, they have signed in their […]

April 15, 2021

Navajo Nation's current COVID situation

We talked with Jonathan Nez, the Navajo Nation President. He gave us an update on the pandemic situation and the vaccine rollout. We also discussed travel and tourism on the reservation, the emissions-free solar energy project, Bears Ears National Monument U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visit, and more! Nez said they will be visiting the […]

April 14, 2021

Vaccine disparities in Arizona

Arizona is right at the national average for the number of adults receiving Covid vaccinations, but the state is still seeing disparities among those getting vaccinated.

April 12, 2021

Chandler Center for the Arts is re-opening in-person events

The Chandler Center for the Arts is re-opening to in-person events. We look at when the best time to buy tickets is.

April 8, 2021

Phoenix Public Libraries plan to reopen in phases

The Phoenix Libraries plans to re-open in phases. We talked with the Phoenix Public Library Community Relations Manager about this.

April 8, 2021

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What you can do when you are fully COVID vaccinated

Will Humble, the Executive Director of the Arizona Public Health Association, talked with us about vaccine numbers, the Arizona variant, a POD opening this weekend at Ability360 for people with disabilities to get vaccinated. We ask him what the COVID numbers are saying. Humble said hospitals are in “fine shape” and numbers are increasing a […]

April 7, 2021

COVID-19 vaccination effort reaches underserved communities

How the Equality Health Foundation is reaching out to underserved communities and educating them about the COVID-19 vaccine.

April 6, 2021

New Covid pill from Merck

The battle against Covid-19 has been focused on vaccines, but now there is a new development that may be able to help alongside mass vaccinations. We spoke with Doctor Jun Wang from the University of Arizona about a new pill that Merck has created.

April 5, 2021

Arizona capital lifts mask requirement for lawmakers

Today in the legislative update, we talked with State Sen. Martin Quezada, a Democratic from District 29, and Rep. Domingo DeGrazia, a Democrat from District 10. We talked about having no mask requirement at the capital for lawmakers. Quezada said that Senate President Fann decided to change the rule and make it recommended. He thinks […]

March 31, 2021

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As the situation around the novel coronavirus develops, hear from Arizona leaders on our community’s response.