So much is happening right now: (1) our healthcare heroes and hospital systems continue to be pushed to their limits, (2) at least one new and highly transmissible coronavirus strain is confirmed in Arizona, (3) the death toll climbs, and (4) the toll of social, health, and economic impacts increases too. On the other side of the equation the race to ramp up vaccine approvals, and get actual “shots in arms,” gains momentum. Today, we’ll work to get a handle as to where Arizona stands on each of these items.
One fact still stands out: Arizona continues to lead the nation in terms of weekly average new COVID cases. It was twelve months ago that our state confirmed its first COVID case. We have amassed a year of learning, and it still boils down to this: in order to slow the spread, you’ve got to stay home as much as you can, wash up and mask up when you can’t, and shrink your circle. It really, truly, is that simple. When we don’t do these things, cases rise and more people die. When we do, cases fall and we save lives. Do your part. Slow the spread. Be COVID smart.
It’s time to talk about our healthcare heroes, a COVID 2020 year in review, what’s up with new vaccine approvals, and what’s going on with the current vaccine rollout, as of February 1, 2021.
Links:
E132: Tucson: Mental Health Integration within Emergency Response
E131: Arizona Housing Coalition and Veterans StandDown
E130: The Arizona Emerging Leaders Network
E129: Implementing Effective Community-Specific Alternate Response Strategies and Collaborations
E128: ¿Qué es el Patrocinio Fiscal y qué hace TAPAZ por los proyectos patrocinados?
E127: Inclusive Voting in Arizona & Health Implications
E126: What is Fiscal Sponsorship and What Does TAPAZ Do for Sponsored Projects?
E125: Legislative Outlook & Policy Updates
E124: HIV – Reducing Stigma and Educating the Public
E123: Housing Solutions_Manufactured Housing
E122: Healthcare Marketplace Open Enrollment, Medicaid Redetermination, and the Cover Arizona Coalition
E121: Where is Arizona: First Responders and Mental Health Integration
E120: Feeding Matters: The Systems Change Behind Pediatric Feeding Disorder
E119: Arizona Town Hall: Equity for All Arizonans
E118: The Nature Conservancy and the Evolution of Systems Change
E117 - Superior: Gateway to the Copper Corridor
E116: The Long Game: A Conversation with Floribella Redondo of AzCHOW
E115: Systems Change Takes Time: Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth
E114: The Arizona Food Systems Network
E113: Medicaid Unwinding
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