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ADHS launches ‘Count the Kicks’ to improve birth outcomes

How excited did you feel the first time you felt your baby move? What begins like a small flutter in the early stages of pregnancy often progresses to full blown kicks (and punches!) by the third trimester. While it can be great fun for parents to feel or see their baby moving around, paying close attention to those kicks can [...]

By |January 6th, 2022|Prevention|Comments Off on ADHS launches ‘Count the Kicks’ to improve birth outcomes

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

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 October, when the unvaccinated were [...]

By |January 5th, 2022|Preparedness|Comments Off on 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

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 have received the Pfizer vaccine [...]

By |January 4th, 2022|Preparedness|Comments Off on 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

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 which we’d expect to have [...]

By |January 3rd, 2022|Preparedness|Comments Off on 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

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 a happy and healthy New [...]

By |January 2nd, 2022|Preparedness|Comments Off on COVID-19 cases added to dashboard temporarily affected by the New Year’s holiday

Governor, Dr. Richard Carmona join forces in new COVID-19 vaccine PSA

A public service announcement featuring Governor Doug Ducey and Dr. Richard Carmona, 17th U.S. Surgeon General and the governor’s adviser on public health preparedness, is now airing on Arizona television stations in addition to social media and streaming media.  I hope you’ll heed their advice to help protect yourself and others from COVID-19:  Get vaccinated if you aren’t already. Get [...]

By |December 30th, 2021|Preparedness|Comments Off on Governor, Dr. Richard Carmona join forces in new COVID-19 vaccine PSA
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