Starting Monday, Jan. 11, State Farm Stadium in Glendale will open as a 24/7 COVID-19 vaccination site, Arizona Government Doug Ducey announced Friday.
The registration information will be available Monday morning via www.azhealth.gov/findvaccine, the governor’s office said in a news release.
Law enforcers and first responders can report Monday afternoon for appointments, followed by Tuesdays in 1A and 1B, which include teachers and K-12 school staff, child care providers and 75-year-old parents.
Vaccinations will only be handled by appointments.
For those without internet access to access a computer, dr. Cara Christ, director of ADHD, said during a press conference on Friday afternoon that people can also contact the ADHD COVID-19 hotline, 1-844-542-8201, or Arizona 211. Monday afternoon is sent to someone who can help book an appointment.
If it’s completely up and running. Dr. Christ said she expects the vaccination to handle 250-500 people per hour.
She also said State Farm Stadium will continue to be a COVID-19 test site while also handling COVID-19 vaccinations.
Government Doug Ducey was not at ADHD’s press conference.
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The vaccination site is possible as part of a $ 1 million grant from the Ben and Catherine Ivy Foundation.
“Our new vaccine in Glendale will rapidly expand the number of Arizonans vaccinated,” said State Representative Ducey. website will speed up the process.
Across the state, more than 725 members of the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs are assisting medical personnel, including the opening of this vaccination site.
Officials at the Governor’s office said that as of Friday, 123,862 people had received the COVID-19 vaccine and that 2,277 individuals had received both doses and that they had been fully vaccinated.
The distribution of vaccines in Arizona will be expanded to “hundreds of providers” as more doses become available.
A majority of the staff for the State Farm Stadium vaccination center will be volunteers from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, with Cardinals officials providing technical support, tenting and more.
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