News and information about the coronavirus as it pertains to the state of Arizona from KTAR News.
Community members in the city of Mesa now have the opportunity to take part in advancing modern medicine.
Your kids may have had COVID-19 and you didn't know it. CDC data shows 84% of kids in Arizona have been infected. Nationally it's 80%.
Will explained why he isn't overly concerned about the recent spike in COVID cases leading to mask requirements.
Dr. Staab talked to Mike about Monkeypox & the rising number of COVID cases.
Don talked about how people can apply for WIC & how Arizona is being impacted by the latest uptick in COVID cases.
Will reacted to a Federal judge ending the mask mandate on airplanes & explained why he's not concerned about the current COVID variant.
From helping rehabilitate COVID-19 patients, to getting a positive diagnosis of his own, to a double lung transplant, one man is looking back at his journey with the Coronavirus.
Dr. Carmona is pleased with the latest COVID numbers in Arizona, and told us what he knows about the latest Omicron variant.
As the use of at-home COVID-19 test kits rises, so has the number of accidental exposures to a chemical in these test kits that can be harmful, especially to children. That chemical is called sodium azide.
At-home COVID-19 tests became a common a common practice during the omicron variant surge and like most things they expire.
Is it time to take the masks off? Some democratic-led states and cities are changing their tune.
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, a Valley health care worker describes her days working in the intensive care unit as "a battlefield."
Despite falling cases numbers and hospitalizations, Dr. Carmona explained why he's not ready to move COVID-19 from a pandemic to an endemic.
Monica reacted to a Federal judge in Arizona blocking President Biden's vaccine mandate for Federal employees.
General Brnovich talked about his legal victory over the Biden Administration's vaccine mandate for Federal contractors, and called for DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to lose his job.
A loud, barking cough known as croup is showing up in kids infected with the omicron variant of COVID-19.
The Omicron surge is hitting Arizona hospitals hard. KTAR's Luke Forstner has what a local nurse and doctor are saying about the situation from the inside.
Hospitals in Arizona are struggling to deal with coronavirus. How is it affecting patients? And what can we expect going forward? KTAR's Luke Forstner has the story.
Could COVID cause your kid to develop an eating disorder?
Arizona's neighbor to the north is telling citizens not to get tested for COVID if they have symptoms. WHY?!?!?!
More than 1,000 high school games and matches throughout Arizona have been canceled this week. it's mostly because players are testing positive for COVID-19, forcing schools to pull out from the competitions.
Will Humble explained why he doesn't think the Supreme Court's decision to block OSHA's vaccine mandate will have much of an impact on public health.
The Phoenix Union High School District is doing its best to keep students learning in person. This comes as many teachers are out statewide due to COVID-19, which forced the Deer Valley Unified School District and a few others to pivot some classes online this week.
Joe Biden's vaccine mandates were shot down for large businesses, but the Supreme Court will still allow mandates for most healthcare workers.
Dr. Chad Gestson says it is getting increasingly difficult to keep schools open because of staffing shortages. Will any students have to return to online learning?
The omicron variant is proving to be less dangerous, but the hospitals are still overwhelmed.
The state director for AARP Arizona worries our state is last in the nation in getting COVID-19 boosters into the arms of nursing home residents and staff.
Dr. Michael Crow discusses the steps Arizona State University is taking during the omicron surge across the state.
Will the Supreme Court uphold President Biden's vaccine mandates?
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing two challenges to Federal vaccine mandates being co-led by Attorney General Brnovich. The AG explained why he's hopeful the High Court could rule in his favor.
What is it like to run an NBA team during a COVID surge? Also, are the Suns so good that they ran out of season tickets?
It’s not just COVID-19 that’s causing kids to be hospitalized right now. A pediatric doctor tells KTAR News what he’s seeing at his hospital.
With just a few days into the new semester, a Tempe teacher describes what it’s like to be back in school as the omicron surge of COVID-19 continues in Arizona.
Beth called Governor Ducey's new private school voucher program a "gimmick" & said there's no plan being discussed to close schools again, but a lot of teachers are calling out sick right now.
Dr. Carmen Hill-Mekoba says the positivity rate for COVID tests at Embry Health is around 37 percent. Does that mean a third of Arizonans have COVID?
Embry Health is seeing a surge in COVID-19 testing. The company tested a record 38,000 people throughout Arizona on Monday.
New CDC data reveals vaccines continue to be the safest and most effective way to keep you from getting and dying from COVID-19.
The lab processing the most COVID-19 tests in Arizona is seeing an uptick in the number of tests it's processing right now.
Dr. Carmona explained why Omicron hasn't spread as quickly in Arizona as in other states & how much Federal help is coming to the state.
Garrett explained why it's hard to know how severe Omicron will be in Arizona right now, and where hospital capacity stands.
Many healthcare workers in Arizona hospitals feel overwhelmed right now. But that's not discouraging a Phoenix man from becoming a nurse.
Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine says we are not yet past the peak of the winter COVID surge in Arizona.
2021 is starting to feel more like 2020, with COVID impacting a lot of industries, including sports!
Alex Stone has the latest details on the omicron variant as it spreads across the country.
The state’s largest hospital system is running out of beds to care for patients and warned Tuesday it may need to start choosing who can receive care if hospitalization trends continue.
Alex Stone has all the latest info on the omicron variant as it spreads throughout the United States.
Arizona hospitals keep getting crowded, and it's mainly because of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients and non-virus patients needing treatment for other conditions.
Mike talked to Col. Silbert about his encounter with a young migrant boy at the border in Yuma earlier this week, how much meth the DPS Strike Force recently seized at the border, and how his agency is dealing with the COVID-19 vaccine.
Jim Sharpe and Jayme West talk to Dr. Carmona about the Pfizer booster protecting against the Omicron variant and how to get more people vaccinated.
Jim Sharpe and Jayme West talk about Omicron being officially confirmed in Arizona, and the latest information on variant.
