Vaccine Update

Last week people 16 years of age and older became eligible for vaccinations. Right now, only the Pfizer vaccine has been approved for 16- and 17-year-olds. You can get that at the UA mall site. Register with the State link I have below. And if you’re under 18, you’ll need a parent or guardian with you to sign consent forms.  

The county is still operating the TMC, Banner Kino, TCC and El Pueblo/Kino Event Center sites. The county registration link is also shown below. And one last link – use this one for questions about vaccinating in Pima County: COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs. They update it regularly.   

Use this link to register for an appointment through the county: www.pima.gov/covid19vaccine. And if you want to try the UA State site, register at https://podvaccine.azdhs.gov.  

Nationwide at our current vaccination rate it’ll take 3 more months before we reach 75% of the population. For Arizona, the Bloomberg vaccination tracker shows us at over 4M doses given, and right at 28% of the population. It’s noteworthy to mention that Michigan is at right about that same percentage of the population who’ve been vaccinated and they’re experiencing the largest surge in COVID in the nation right now. The vaccination is not a get out of jail free card.