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TweetPinSharePhoto By Jacqueline Marshall/Wyoming National Guard: Moderna’s two-dose vaccine for COVID-19 has been approved for adults since December and now the company is running trials of the drug’s effectiveness on …
Phoenix among U.S. Sites for Moderna’s COVID-19 trials on children Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb I’ve commented – on more than one occasion – I thought wearing face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t really necessary. Actually, Dr. Anthony Fauci of …
Editorial: Do face masks work? Read More
TweetPinShareTest positivity rate dips below 1 percent for the week of February 21, with only 203 currently active cases By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of …
Graham County records the lowest COVID-19 test positivity rate in the state Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By njxw/Creative Commons: A little-discussed part fo the American Rescue Plan, the latest pandemic relief bill, would expand the size and availability of the child tax credit, which could …
COVID-19 relief would overhaul, boost aid for 1.5 million Arizona children Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: State Rep. Becky Nutt, left, and State Rep. Gail Griffin, right, joined other representatives in calling on Governor Doug Ducey and President Joe Biden to …
Graham and Greenlee counties’ representatives call for Ducey and Biden to support additional efforts against illegal immigration Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Census Bureau Pandemic impact on mortality and economy varies across age groups and geographies By Victoria Udalova WASHINGTON D.C. – The initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic …
Initial impact of COVID-19 on U.S. Economy more widespread than on mortality Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – As of Monday, Graham County has had 5,319 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 (those who have been tested) with 5,019 now listed as recovered. …
More than 5,000 recovered from COVID-19 in Graham County with 225 currently active cases Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo Courtesy of Sky Schaudt/KJZZ: A worker prepares to administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Tuesday. Recipients get their shot through a car …
Graham County now vaccinating residents 55 and older for COVID-19 Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – While Graham County experienced three deaths attributed to COVID-19 this week, the downward trend in new cases has continued from February into March …
Graham County now only has a fraction of active COVID-19 cases compared to overall count Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Specialist 2nd Class Joseph Moon/U.S. Navy: Experts say more than a third of adults have not received recommended cancer screenings during the pandemic – in part due to …
‘The balance of risk has shifted’: Cancer screenings plunge during the pandemic Read More