Phoenix Elementary School District board votes to require masks – KTAR.com
(AP Photo/LM Otero) PHOENIX – The Phoenix Elementary School District will require students, staff and visitors to wear masks when classes begin Thursday. The governing board voted unanimously in an emergency meeting Monday night to mandate masks while indoors. Limited opt-outs based on medical reasons will be allowed. “We need to do all we can […]
Arizona parents weigh in on COVID-19 vaccines for their kids – KTAR.com
(AP Photo/Raul Mee) PHOENIX — Many Arizona parents will likely rush to get their kids vaccinated once the COVID-19 vaccine is approved for younger children, but not every parent. “I will not vaccinate my daughter,” Chantelle Turner of Mesa told KTAR News 92.3 FM. “She has special needs, and I think that that would be […]
Students, staff embrace mask rule as classes start at Phoenix Union schools – KTAR.com
(Facebook Photo/Phoenix Union High School District) PHOENIX — Students and staff began the fall semester Monday at Phoenix Union High School District, where leaders defied Gov. Doug Ducey and instituted a mandatory mask mandate to protect against the spreading COVID-19 delta variant. Christian, a junior at Central High School, said he was excited to be […]
Banner Health tightens visitor restrictions across Arizona – KTAR.com
(Banner Health Photo) PHOENIX — Arizona’s largest hospital system has tightened visitor restrictions across the state with COVID-19 statistics on the rise. Banner Health will limit one visitor per patient per day in four Arizona counties where the virus is more prevalent, including Maricopa and Pinal, according to a Monday press release. Two visitors per […]
Arizona reports 1,846 new COVID-19 cases, 1 additional death Monday – KTAR.com
Caregivers tend to a patient in the improvised COVID-19 unit at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills neighborhood in Los Angeles on July 30, 2021. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) PHOENIX – Arizona health officials on Monday reported 1,846 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death from the disease. The latest documented […]
Should you delay your trip due to the delta COVID-19 variant surge? Experts weigh in
On Monday, airlines reinstated a slew of flights between the U.S. and the U.K., as the U.K. announced its plans to reopen to vaccinated Americans. But the announcement came as fears mount about the highly contagious delta variant, the dominant strain of COVID-19 spreading across the U.S., leaving many to question their summer trips. Here’s […]
New behavioral health unit in Glendale to help kids facing mental health crisis – KTAR.com
PHOENIX – A new pediatric behavioral health unit in the northwest Valley aims to better address the rise in younger patients facing a crisis with mental health. Located near 59th Avenue and Thunderbird Road in Glendale, the facility will include 12 pediatric beds on the Banner Thunderbird Medical Center campus. Banner Health has reported a […]
Arizona reports 2,306 new COVID-19 cases, 5 additional deaths Sunday – KTAR.com
Blossom Koppelman, 86, receives a third Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from a Magen David Adom national emergency service volunteer, at a private nursing home, in Netanya, Israel, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021. Israeli health authorities began administering coronavirus booster shots on Friday to people over 60 who’ve already received both doses of a vaccine, in a bid […]
Health Experts: Delta variant spreading as warned
August is projecting to be a difficult month in Arizona as COVID-19 cases and deaths are surging as summer closes and school begins. The delta variant has become the more dominant coronavirus variant and is responsible for more than 75% of positive cases in Arizona. According to The Gerald Report, an accumulation of data for […]
Ruling on medical malpractice case cites need for expert testimony – KTAR.com
(Facebook Photo/Arizona Supreme Court) PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona Supreme Court decision says medical malpractice lawsuits involving unclear causes of death or other injury can’t proceed without sufficient expert witness testimony providing guidance for jurors. The court’s decision Friday stemmed from the 2012 death of a 4-year-old boy sent home from a surgery center after […]