Preparedness

Items in the Preparedness category will cover everything from Emergency Medical Services to vaccination programs. This division at ADHS tracks contagious disease, coordinates emergency preparedness activity, licenses EMTs and Paramedics, regulates ambulance companies, authorizes special hospital designations like cardiac care center and Level IV trauma center, issues birth and death certificates, and tracks critical health data through various sources including hospital discharge information.

We’ve improved how county of residence is assigned in COVID-19 vaccination data
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We’ve improved how county of residence is assigned in COVID-19 vaccination data

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We’ve improved how county of residence is assigned in COVID-19 vaccination data

By Jessica Rigler|2022-02-03T15:20:43-07:00February 3rd, 2022|Preparedness|

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve updated our processes to ensure the data presented on the ADHS COVID-19 Data Dashboard is as complete and accurate as possible. Today, we are improving the way a patient’s county of residence is assigned in our Vaccine Administration dashboard. Previously, county assignment was based on the address entered into the [...]

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Vaccines continued providing strong protection as Omicron rose to dominance in Arizona
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Vaccines continued providing strong protection as Omicron rose to dominance in Arizona

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Vaccines continued providing strong protection as Omicron rose to dominance in Arizona

By Jessica Rigler|2022-02-03T10:06:48-07:00February 2nd, 2022|Preparedness|

As Omicron rapidly emerged as Arizona’s dominant COVID-19 variant in December, vaccines continued offering robust protection against hospitalization and death. That’s according to a new report detailing COVID-19 variant trends and the latest update to our report on COVID-19 outcomes by vaccination status. The new report on variants shows week-by-week how Omicron pushed aside the [...]

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FDA gives Moderna COVID-19 vaccine full approval for use in ages 18 and older
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FDA gives Moderna COVID-19 vaccine full approval for use in ages 18 and older

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FDA gives Moderna COVID-19 vaccine full approval for use in ages 18 and older

By Don Herrington|2022-01-31T13:03:07-07:00January 31st, 2022|Preparedness|

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given full approval to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for use in those ages 18 and older. Moderna joins the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which the FDA gave full approval to last August for use in ages 16 and older. Ages 5 to 15 are eligible for the Pfizer vaccine under [...]

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New CDC guidance: The best mask is one you will wear consistently
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New CDC guidance: The best mask is one you will wear consistently

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New CDC guidance: The best mask is one you will wear consistently

By Jessica Rigler|2022-01-20T13:02:57-07:00January 20th, 2022|Preparedness|

Throughout the pandemic, public health has recommended wearing masks to reduce COVID-19 spread. All types of recommended masks, when worn properly and consistently, protect you and the community. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated its guidance to note that some masks offer greater protection than others, with certified N95 and KN95 [...]

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Unvaccinated 17.5 times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19
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Unvaccinated 17.5 times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19

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Unvaccinated 17.5 times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19

By Jessica Rigler|2022-01-19T09:59:13-07:00January 19th, 2022|Preparedness|

There’s an important addition in today’s update on COVID-19 outcomes by vaccination status: During November, unvaccinated people were 17.5 times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19 than the fully vaccinated. Hospitalization data provides a deeper look at the numbers in this twice-monthly report posted at the top of the ADHS COVID-19 Data Dashboard. Also [...]

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As COVID-19 cases rise, please help keep ERs open for emergencies
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As COVID-19 cases rise, please help keep ERs open for emergencies

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As COVID-19 cases rise, please help keep ERs open for emergencies

By Jessica Rigler|2022-01-14T13:30:08-07:00January 14th, 2022|Preparedness|

With the Omicron variant spreading rapidly, Arizona has seen more COVID-19 cases in the past week than any other week of the pandemic. Alongside this increase, we’ve seen more people seeking care in hospital emergency rooms and more people seeking COVID-19 testing. Both of these are challenging in their own right. But one avoidable problem [...]

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Clear evidence that COVID-19 vaccines and boosters are saving lives
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Clear evidence that COVID-19 vaccines and boosters are saving lives

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Clear evidence that COVID-19 vaccines and boosters are saving lives

By Don Herrington|2022-01-05T11:56:48-07:00January 5th, 2022|Preparedness|

Our latest report on COVID-19 outcomes by vaccination status offers even more evidence that vaccines are saving lives. In November, those who weren’t vaccinated were 31.1 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than the fully vaccinated. They also were 4.9 times more likely to test positive for COVID-19. This is a big change from [...]

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8.7 million reasons why it’s safe and smart to vaccinate young kids against COVID-19
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8.7 million reasons why it’s safe and smart to vaccinate young kids against COVID-19

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8.7 million reasons why it’s safe and smart to vaccinate young kids against COVID-19

By Jessica Rigler|2022-01-04T12:45:48-07:00January 4th, 2022|Preparedness|

A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has 8.7 million reasons why it’s safe and smart to vaccinate kids ages 5 to 11 against COVID-19. Building on extensive trials that found no serious vaccination-related events, this study found serious adverse events extremely rare among children ages 5 to 11 who [...]

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COVID-19 cases are spiking in Arizona and elsewhere: Here’s what you need to know
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COVID-19 cases are spiking in Arizona and elsewhere: Here’s what you need to know

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COVID-19 cases are spiking in Arizona and elsewhere: Here’s what you need to know

By Jessica Rigler|2022-01-03T15:35:50-07:00January 3rd, 2022|Preparedness|

As is the case around the country, Arizona is seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases amid the spread of the extraordinarily contagious Omicron variant. The COVID-19 Cases by Day graph on the ADHS COVID-19 Dashboard shows a surge beginning two days after Christmas, with more than 7,000 cases and even 8,000-plus cases on days for [...]

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COVID-19 cases added to dashboard temporarily affected by the New Year’s holiday
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COVID-19 cases added to dashboard temporarily affected by the New Year’s holiday

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COVID-19 cases added to dashboard temporarily affected by the New Year’s holiday

By Don Herrington|2022-01-02T06:31:35-07:00January 2nd, 2022|Preparedness|

Cases added in today’s COVID-19 data dashboard update are lower than they’d ordinarily be because of the New Year’s holiday. Expect to see higher numbers of cases added in the coming days as the dashboard catches up. Major holidays are the rare exception when information temporarily slows to the COVID-19 data dashboard. I wish everyone [...]

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We’ve improved how county of residence is assigned in COVID-19 vaccination data

Vaccines continued providing strong protection as Omicron rose to dominance in Arizona

FDA gives Moderna COVID-19 vaccine full approval for use in ages 18 and older

New CDC guidance: The best mask is one you will wear consistently

Unvaccinated 17.5 times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19

As COVID-19 cases rise, please help keep ERs open for emergencies

Clear evidence that COVID-19 vaccines and boosters are saving lives

8.7 million reasons why it’s safe and smart to vaccinate young kids against COVID-19

COVID-19 cases are spiking in Arizona and elsewhere: Here’s what you need to know

COVID-19 cases added to dashboard temporarily affected by the New Year’s holiday

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