The Maricopa County COVID-19 vaccination site, operated by Dignity Health at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, will become a state-run site from March 3rd. (Twitter Photo / @ DignityHealthAZ)
PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Health will add a fourth state-owned place next week for massive COVID-19 vaccinations, this in the Eastern Valley.
The Chandler-Gilbert Community College delivery point, which operates as part of the Maricopa County vaccination program, will become a Arizona Department of Health website on March 3, Governor Doug Ducey announced Monday.
It will initially operate daily from 07:00 to 17:00 and be up to 24 hours a day ramp up when more vaccine is available, according to a press release.
Registration for doses at the East Valley site will open March 1 at 9 p.m.
“A region with more than half of our state’s population will now have three state-run vaccination facilities that will enable Arizona to make as many vaccinations as the vaccine supply expands rapidly,” he said. Cara Christ in Arizona said.
“Arizona has proven that the state’s nationally recognized model for these vaccination sites is scalable and can be transferred to other locations. By combining state resources with the support of partners, we can continue to get more doses into the arms of Arizonans.”
Dignity Health managed the community college with Maricopa County. As previously planned, the province will end its work there on Saturday. On February 6, Dignity Health celebrated the administration of 100,000 doses at the POD, located on Pecos Road just west of Gilbert Road in Chandler.
The state health department will reopen the operation in partnership with the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, Arizona Blue Cross Blue Shield and Maricopa County Community College District.
“Arizona has called on the federal government to give our state more vaccine doses,” Ducey said in the release. “As more stock becomes available, we are ready to administer the vaccine and protect Arizonans.”
Last week, the existing vaccination operation at the University of Arizona was turned into the third state-controlled site, the first in southern Arizona.
It joined the existing state-owned sites at State Farm Stadium in Glendale and Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Only the State Farm Stadium site, which started on January 11, has so far offered 24/7 service.
For information on the availability of vaccines across the country, the ADHD website has a vaccine finder page with a map with locations and registration information.