Navajo Nation reports no new coronavirus cases, no deaths

"Once again, the Navajo Nation is exemplifying what can be accomplished when we listen to the public health experts and work together. Our hard work is paying off and our prayers are being answered," tribal President Jonathan Nez said in a statement.

Phoenix Union High School District students return to classrooms for the first time since 2020

It's been a year since students transitioned to online learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and on March 22, some students at Central High School in Phoenix finally returned to their classrooms.

'It’s a relief': Food bank, grocery store workers receive COVID-19 vaccine

St. Mary's Food Bank employees and volunteers and Bashas' employees are receiving COVID-19 vaccine doses after working on the frontline for more than a year, making sure Arizonans have food on their tables.

Some Arizona employers say it's hard to hire workers these days

One business owner says with added Federal unemployment money and stimulus checks, would-be workers are scarce, even if he is paying $15 in minimum wage.

Nursing homes battered by COVID-19 begin easing rules on visitors

The vaccination drive, improved conditions inside nursing homes, and relaxed federal guidelines have paved the way for the reunions at many nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Stimulus checks: IRS says next batch of payments will be disbursed in coming days

Officials from the IRS and U.S. Treasury said Monday the next batch of COVID-19 stimulus payments will start hitting bank accounts later this week. Mailed checks will start going out as well.

CDC review of COVID-19 guidance from 1st year of pandemic found some didn’t meet scientific standards

The CDC recently reviewed COVID-19 documents from the first year of the pandemic and found three were not “grounded in science” or “free of undue influence” that have since been either removed from the website completely or replaced.

Growing evidence links COVID-19, hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo, researchers say

Researchers say there is mounting evidence suggesting that hearing loss and other auditory issues are strongly associated with COVID-19 infection, according to a systematic review.

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Staples is offering to laminate people's CDC COVID-19 vaccination cards for free through April 3. FOX 10's Ty Brennan reports.

Miami Beach: Over 1,000 arrested, emergency curfew extended amid unruly spring break crowds

Miami Beach officials stressed this isn’t the typical spring break crowd. They said it’s not college students, but adults looking to let loose in one of the few states fully open during the pandemic.

Married 66 years, Florida husband and wife die minutes apart from COVID-19

Bill and Esther Ilnisky spent nearly seven decades together, traveling the world as Christian ministers and missionaries before settling down in Florida to preach. After both were hospitalized with COVID-19, they were put in the same hospice room, where they died just minutes apart from each other.

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is safe, 79% effective in late-stage US study, company says

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine provided strong protection against disease and complete protection against hospitalization and death across all age groups in a late-stage U.S. study.

Some are working at COVID-19 vaccination sites as volunteers in order to get vaccine

HandsOn Greater Phoenix has been offering volunteering opportunities at two mass vaccination sites in the Valley, allowing those who are not yet eligible for a vaccine to get one, after they help out the ongoing COIVD-19 vaccination efforts.

Arkansas Gov. aims to end mask mandate at month’s end

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday that he believes his proposal to remove a mask mandate intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus will take place as planned at the end of the month.

Slow walkers more likely to die from COVID-19 regardless of weight, study finds

Researchers looked at walking pace because they say it's an easy way to assess overall physical health - and found slow walkers are at the greatest risk of severe COVID-19, regardless of BMI.

Parents of virtual learners say their kids have worse mental health, less time outside, CDC survey finds

One year after the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools nationwide, a CDC survey released Thursday shows that remote learning has taken a toll on the mental and physical health of both parents and children.