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.

COVID-19 antibodies were present for up to 3 months in people infected with coronavirus, NIH study finds

NIH researchers have found some evidence that suggests people previously infected with COVID-19 may have lasting antibodies that help protect against reinfection, though the extent to which that protection holds up against emerging variants remains unclear.

What you need to know as COVID-19 vaccination efforts continue in Arizona

As vaccination against COVID-19 gets underway in Arizona and other parts of the country, here's what you need to know about the vaccines that have been granted emergency use authorization by government officials.

Arizona reports 1,310 additional coronavirus cases, 43 deaths

The latest figures reported by the state Department of Health Services increased Arizona’s pandemic totals to 811,968 cases and 15,693 deaths.

Phoenix mother of 7 left devastated after husband dies from COVID-19

After losing her husband to COVID-19, a Phoenix mother of seven children is left to pick up the pieces. "It's the most awful, awful feeling I've ever experienced."

Mexico's president says nation handling COVID-19 pandemic better than US

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that his country is doing better than the United States in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, even though Mexico’s per capita death rate is probably higher and the country has vaccinated less than 1% of its population.

COVID-19’s impact on cancer care has been 'profound,' experts say, with many delaying routine screenings

A survey found many American adults aren’t keeping up with routine cancer screenings, citing fear of COVID-19 as the reason. But delays in diagnosis could lead to a spike in cancer deaths down the road.

Coronavirus less likely to infect glasses wearers, study suggests

Good news, glasses wearers: Your spectacles may offer you some extra protection from COVID-19, a new study suggests.

President Joe Biden to visit Houston on Friday

President Joe Biden will travel to Houston this week to discuss recovery and relief efforts following the winter storm in Texas.