Washing your hands remains as important as ever
From the time most people were children, parents and teachers stressed the importance of washing our hands. In the nearly two years since COVID-19 appeared, health officials around the world have repeated the same good advice.
As we recognize National Handwashing Awareness Week, with holiday gatherings underway […]
Arizona has plenty of vaccine for COVID-19 vaccine boosters and first doses
I’m glad to see the ADHS data dashboard showing increased demand lately for COVID-19 booster shots and primary vaccinations. Federal officials and ADHS have advised repeatedly that vaccination is the best way to prepare for uncertainties posed by the […]
ADHS Bureau of Vital Records becomes nation’s third to obtain accreditation
Arizona icon and Senator Barry Goldwater was just 6 months old in July 1909 when the Bureau of Vital Records began keeping track of births and deaths throughout Arizona.
Today, the Arizona Department of Health Services’ bureau is one of just […]
CDC strengthens its recommendation on COVID-19 booster shots
If you’re fully vaccinated and age 18 or older, you’re likely due for a booster dose of safe, free, and highly effective COVID-19 vaccine.
On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) strengthened its recommendation for boosters, saying everyone 18 […]
Where we stand following discovery of a COVID-19 variant called Omicron
On Tuesday, Nov. 23, ADHS and medical leaders appealed for Arizonans to do the following to curb the spread of COVID-19:
- Get vaccinated, and get kids ages 5 and older vaccinated: azhealth.gov/FindVaccine;
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An appeal from our medical community: ‘Help us help you’
This week, hospital medical leaders and I joined Dr. Richard Carmona, the 17th U.S. Surgeon General and special adviser to Governor Ducey on public health emergency preparedness, to share ways we can work together to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Arizona. Hospitals are stretched thin dealing […]
