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Children, young teens may be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine before next school year

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  • Jacquelyn Gonzales & Lisa Irish   |   AZEdNews

Children, young teens may be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine before next school year

Gateway Polytechnic Academy Students On Their First Day Back To School Aug. 17, 2020. Photo Courtesy Queen Creek Unified School District

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Updated April 9, 2021: School-age children and teens may soon be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines before the 2021-2022 school year begins.

That will help reduce transmission of variants of the COVID-19 virus found in Arizona not only among young people, but also among school staff, other adults they come in contact with, and grandparents as well as family members with compromised immune systems.

Researchers also say studies have shown that the COVID-19 vaccine will help children and young adults with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome developed after COVID-19 infection.

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arizona rose to 848.202 today from 846,900 yesterday, and 17,062 have died from the virus, said the Arizona Department of Health Services.

In Maricopa County, there are 527,566 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 113,463 in Pima County, 50,155 in Pinal County, 36,901 in Yuma County, 22,295 in Mohave County, 18,408 in Yavapai County, 17,267  in Coconino County, 15,977 in Navajo County, 11,715 in Cochise County, 11,221 in Apache County, 7,857 in Santa Cruz County, 6,846 in Gila County, 5,515 in Graham County, 2,449 in La Paz County and 567 in Greenlee County.

Arizona Dept. of Health Services Interactive Graphic: (Hover over counties and boxes for more info)

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Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arizona rose to 846,900 today from 846,230 yesterday, and 17,055 have died from the virus, said the Arizona Department of Health Services.

In Maricopa County, there are 527,197 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 113,375 in Pima County, 50,082 in Pinal County, 36,874 in Yuma County, 22,271  in Mohave County, 18,391 in Yavapai County, 17,238 in Coconino County, 15,759 in Navajo County, 11,686 in Cochise County, 11,208 in Apache County, 7,856 in Santa Cruz County, 6,575 in Gila County,  5,372 in Graham County, 2,448 in La Paz County and 567 in Greenlee County.

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Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arizona rose to 846,230 today from 845,480 yesterday, and 17,023 have died from the virus, said the Arizona Department of Health Services.

In Maricopa County, there are 526,890 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 113,253 in Pima County, 49,996 in Pinal County, 36,814 in Yuma County, 22,252  in Mohave County, 18,377 in Yavapai County, 17,221 in Coconino County, 15,747 in Navajo County, 11,669 in Cochise County, 11,202 in Apache County, 7,851 in Santa Cruz County, 6,573 in Gila County,  5,370 in Graham County, 2,448 in La Paz County and 567 in Greenlee County.

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With almost 4 percent less students enrolled in Arizona public schools this year, the decrease in per-pupil funding of hundreds of millions of dollars is hitting Arizona school budgets hard.

Since schools make decisions now on whether to offer teaching contracts for next year, funding now is critically important.

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Here’s Supt. of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman‘s response to Rep. Udall.

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In Maricopa County, there are 524,077 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 112,562 in Pima County, 49,408 in Pinal County, 36,751 in Yuma County, 22,093 in Mohave County, 18,334 in Yavapai County, 17,073 in Coconino County, 15,653 in Navajo County, 11,594 in Cochise County, 10,807 in Apache County, 7,812 in Santa Cruz County, 6,542  in Gila County, 5,364 in Graham County, 2,444 in La Paz County and 564 in Greenlee County.

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In Maricopa County, there are 523,808 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 112,477 in Pima County, 49,264 in Pinal County, 36,752 in Yuma County, 22,075 in Mohave County, 18,319 in Yavapai County, 17,051 in Coconino County, 15,644 in Navajo County, 11,588 in Cochise County, 10,801 in Apache County, 7,808 in Santa Cruz County, 6,538  in Gila County, 5,361 in Graham County, 2,442 in La Paz County and 564 in Greenlee County.

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Earlier coverage

March 15 to March 26: Masks are still required in all schools; Video: Dr. Christ’s news conference today

Feb. 24 to March 11, 2021: COVID-19 aid funds will help AZ students, families & schools

Feb. 11 to Feb. 23: U.S. Dept of Ed: Students must take standardized tests, but there’s flexiblity on when & how

Feb. 2 to Feb. 9: Video: Supt. Hoffman gives State of Special Education address

Jan. 21 to Feb. 1: Black History Mural Month Project to highlight pioneers of the Black community launches in Phoenix

Jan. 10 – Jan 20: How students engage with Inauguration Day

Dec. 21, 2020 to Jan 8, 2021: Teachers help students deal with attacks on Congress, Capitol

Nov. 30 – Dec. 16: Watch it now: Dr. Christ asks people to avoid holiday gatherings with people they do not live with

Nov. 18 – 25: COVID-19 cases rise before Thanksgiving adding to school and hospital leaders’ concerns

Nov. 16: More schools return to online learning as COVID-19 cases rise

Nov. 2 – 13: $19 M grant would help schools with teacher development, stipends, reading & math curriculum, summer ed resources and more

Oct. 20 to Oct. 30: AZDHS amends COVID-19 school benchmarks

Oct. 7 – Oct. 19: What are teachers doing ahead of elections to support students afterwards

Aug. 25 – Sept. 8: Parents voice concern about online class size; school nurses prepare for students

Aug. 12 – Aug. 24: Students, teachers affected by Zoom outage

July 30 – Aug. 11: Parent organizes co-op for learners; group rallies for in-person school days after benchmarks release

July 13- July 30: Teachers prepare for digital learning and back to school

June 29 – July 12: Video: Gov. says ‘Goal is to get children back to school when it’s safe;’ Schools lay out learning models

June 29: Video: Gov. delays in-person classes to Aug. 17 due to rise in COVID-19

June 15 – June 29: Video: Gov. pauses re-opening of some businesses as COVID-19 cases rise

June 24: Plan provides more funding, flexible instruction as schools re-open

May 26 – June 12: Increase in COVID-19 cases marks a new daily high

May 20 – 25: AZ Dept. of Ed releases COVID-19 guidance to schools for summer programs, back to school

May 11 – 19: Arizonans consider workplace safety, what back to school will look like amid COVID-19

April 26 – May 10: Stores re-open, COVID-19 testing blitz resumes on Saturday

April 8 – 25: You can get tested now if you think you’ve been exposed to COVID-19

March 12 – April 7, 2020: Coronavirus response: Cases rise; AZ Day of GivingSundance

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