PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey is applauding the hard work of Arizona’s medical professionals, volunteers and frontline workers as the state reaches one million vaccine doses administered today.
“We’ve reached a major milestone with our one millionth dose,” said Governor Ducey. “The dedication and hard work of many made this accomplishment possible. Nurses, doctors, health technicians, support staff, volunteers — to each and every one of you, thank you. ”
This handbook for businesses on pandemic response lessons learned with some considerations businesses can look at on re-opening, vaccine hesitancy, preparing for the next pandemic now, etc. was developed by the Northeast Business Group on Health. Continue reading
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the investigational monoclonal antibody therapy bamlanivimab for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adult and pediatric patients. Bamlanivimab is authorized for patients with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing who are 12 years of age and older weighing at least 40 kilograms (about 88 pounds), and who are at high risk for progressing to severe COVID-19 and/or hospitalization. This includes those who are 65 years of age or older, or who have certain chronic medical conditions.Continue reading
TUCSON, Ariz.– The steel frame and concrete floors are coming to completion at The Refinery. The final beam of The Refinery was placed, topping off the steel framework for the 120,000 square foot structure. The Refinery is the kickoff building to the new UA Tech Park at The Bridges, an extension campus birthed from the success of the UA Tech Park near Interstate 10 and Rita Road. Continue reading
COVID-19 Vaccines are viewed as the light at the end of the tunnel. We are not there yet but we will get there. Hundreds of millions of people in the United States and billions of people globally will need to be immunized against COVID-19. But, are these vaccines safe and effective? Would you recommend that someone you love get one?
TUCSON, Ariz., February 4, 2021 — Critical Path Institute (C-Path) today has announced the appointments of David Fajgenbaum, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., and Marco Schito, Ph.D., as co-directors of the advisory committee for C-Path’s CURE Drug Repurposing Collaboratory (CDRC) program.Continue reading
On February 2, 2021, AZBio and a coalition of health and community organizations hosted an in depth discussion on how vaccines impact Arizona’s Economy. The encore video is now available.Continue reading
TUCSON, Ariz. — Researchers at the University of Arizona are developing a COVID-19 testing method that uses a smartphone microscope to analyze saliva samples and deliver results in about 10 minutes.Continue reading