Despite ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, food vendors are looking forward to Spring Training

2020 was a tough year for many food vendors due to the still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but they are looking forward to 2021's Spring Training season as a way to catch up.

Study: Infectious coronavirus particles can survive on clothing for up to 3 days

Researchers at a public university in England studied cloth typically used for uniforms in a hospital setting and found that coronavirus particles survived on the items for up to three days, and standard washing machines don’t effectively remove the virus from fabrics.

Phoenix Union High School District students could return to campus by end of March

Students with the Phoenix Union High School District have been in virtual learning for nearly a year, and soon, students may have a chance to return to in-person learning.

California, New York coronavirus variants: Researchers tracking spread of new strains

Two different coronavirus variants have been detected by scientists in California and New York City, researchers say. Here’s what we know about each new strain.

COVID-19 pandemic makes it easier for couples to divorce, lawyer says

Data shows divorce rates skyrocketing as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and one Arizona lawyer says the pandemic is making it easier for couples to divorce.

Arizona reports 121 deaths from coronavirus as outbreak slows

The 939 additional cases marked the first day since Nov. 30 that the state Department of Health Services reported fewer than 1,000 additional confirmed cases.

How would vaccine makers adapt to COVID-19 variants?

COVID-19 vaccines appear to be working against today’s variants, but companies are making plans to update their shots if needed.

Pfizer researching effects of 3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose

Pfizer said it will offer a third dose to 144 volunteers, drawing from people who participated in the vaccine’s early-stage U.S. testing last year.

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the US

February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors' offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not this year. Flu has virtually disappeared from the U.S., with reports coming in at far lower levels than anything seen in decades.

Students, staff get support from Arizona's top educator to begin heading back into classrooms

For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction is now advocating for some schools to begin planning to re-open campuses.

Moderna begins clinical trials for booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine to combat South Africa variant

Moderna says it has sent its new COVID-19 vaccine candidate designed specifically to combat the highly transmissible South Africa coronavirus variant to the National Institutes of Health for a Phase 1 clinical trial.

As she works to become a nurse, Arizona woman gets chance to help others during pandemic

Jill Fagan Alexander has dreamed of becoming a nurse ever since she was a teenager. She set her ambitions aside for decades, but decided to pick it back up, just as her skills are needed during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Vaccine wastage led to delays in COVID-19 vaccination efforts in Arizona's La Paz County

According to documents obtained by FOX 10 via a public records request, a county in Western Arizona had to delay its COVID-19 vaccination campaign due to spoilage.

Mesa small business credits PPP to staying afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic

Federal help for small businesses has been a lifeline, especially for a Mesa business in particular. The owner says the money has allowed her to keep all her employees as she estimates she's lost $5,000 each month since the pandemic.

Fauci: In country as ‘rich and sophisticated’ as US, 500,000 shouldn’t have died of COVID-19

In a recent interview, Dr. Anthony Fauci — the nation’s leading infectious disease expert — called the COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. “stunning in its magnitude” and said it should not have happened in such a “rich and sophisticated” country.