Vaccine Archives

FEMA finalizing request for up to 10,000 service members to support Covid-19 vaccinations

January 27, 2021 4:14 PM CNN Newsource

A draft request for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the Department of Defense that would seek as many as 10,000 service…

Frustration surrounds COVID vaccine appointments

January 27, 2021 12:25 PM Arlette Yousif

Vaccination sites in Yuma County are having a hard time keeping up with the high demand of the community. One local woman says she and her husband…

Several hundred White House officials have been vaccinated for Covid-19

January 26, 2021 6:06 PM CNN

Several hundred White House employees had been vaccinated for Covid-19 as of Tuesday, two Biden administration officials told CNN, with more expected…

Vaccine rollout stumbles as a ‘Hunger Games’ approach leaves states and counties to fend for themselves

January 26, 2021 7:08 PM CNN

Eighty-year-old Belma Requejo of Los Angeles County is trapped in her home with her 83-year-old husband and two other elderly…

California revamps Covid-19 vaccine delivery system amid criticism over slow rollout

January 26, 2021 7:11 PM CNN Newsource

California is revamping its coronavirus vaccine delivery system amid criticism over the slow and inefficient rollout of doses, the California…

Ducey speeds up distribution of Arizona coronavirus vaccines

January 26, 2021 6:26 PM Lisa Sturgis

Gov. Doug Ducey, (R-Ariz.), issued an advisory Tuesday accelerating the statewide distribution of the coronavirus vaccine. The Governor also called…

YRMC to provide coronavirus vaccines this week

January 26, 2021 4:02 PM Lisa Sturgis, Brandon Mejia

Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) announced Tuesday it will partner with the Yuma County Public Health District (YCPHD) to deliver the next round…

CVS to offer more COVID-19 vaccinations in February

January 26, 2021 10:45 AM CNN, Gabriel Salazar

Beginning in February, CVS will start offering on-site coronavirus…

Pentagon weighs deploying thousands of troops to help Biden reach vaccination target

January 25, 2021 4:32 PM CNN Newsource

The Department of Defense is weighing options to assist President Joe Biden’s plan to vaccinate as many as 1.5 million people per day within…

Biden raises the bar on vaccines and suggests US will get to 1.5 million a day

January 25, 2021 4:37 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden said Monday that he expects that the US will soon be able to vaccinate 1.5 million people a day, raising the bar by roughly…

Johnson and Johnson promises 100 million vaccines

January 22, 2021 11:21 AM Dominique Newland, CNN

(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – A board member says Johnson & Johnson will have 100 million Covid-19 vaccines for Americans by…

Yuma Regional Medical Center administers second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

January 21, 2021 4:32 PM Adonis Albright

Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) began administering the second dose of the Moderna vaccine to its frontline workers on Thursday. The latest…

Yuma County issues apology for issues with vaccine phone lines

January 20, 2021 4:46 PM Lisa Sturgis, Jenny Day

Yuma County issued an apology to the community Wednesday for problems many experienced while trying to sign up for a coronavirus…

Fast-filling vaccine appointments spark frustration in Yuma County

January 19, 2021 5:39 PM April Hettinger

The appointments filled up quickly leaving some frustrated with the process, and without an appointment as covid cases remain steady in our…

Vaccination underway in Imperial County

January 18, 2021 9:04 AM Alexandra Rangel, Lisa Sturgis

Hundreds of Imperial County residents braved both long lines, and a cold night, in the hope of getting a coronavirus…

Imperial County’s most vulnerable brave the cold for COVID-19 vaccine

January 17, 2021 6:19 PM Alexandra Rangel, Lisa Sturgis

CBS 13’s Alexandra Rangel gives us a look at the long lines ahead of Monday’s coronavirus vaccine clinic in the Imperial Valley.…

Incoming CDC director: Expect 500,000 Covid-19 deaths by mid-February

January 17, 2021 12:58 PM CNN

In less than a year, Covid-19 has killed almost 400,000…

Desert Southwest healthcare networks prep for more vaccines to arrive

January 16, 2021 9:53 PM Cody Lee

As more shipments of the coronavirus vaccine make their way to the desert Southwest, drive-thru vaccination sites will be popping up all over in a…

Yuma County confirms – more vaccines to arrive next week

January 16, 2021 3:52 PM Lisa Sturgis

The Yuma County Public Health District (YCPHD) confirms it will receive more doses of the coronavirus vaccine next…

More COVID vaccines coming to Yuma County

January 15, 2021 3:37 PM Adonis Albright

Yuma County could receive as many as 14,300 doses of the Moderna vaccine some time next week. That’s the word from Dr. Cara Christ, the director of…