Pfizer study suggests vaccine works against virus variant

New research suggests that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in two contagious variants of the coronavirus that erupted in Britain and South Africa.

Scottsdale man making desks for students in need
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After seeing a California man doing the same, the man wants to help kids in need, as COVID-19 forced many students to learn from home. A GoFundMe donation can be made to the man's efforts at https://www.gofundme.com/f/zrxrwr-desks-for-kids

As Arizona becomes world hot spot, focus put on governor

“We have a governor and health director who don’t care. Their goal in my opinion is to vaccinate their way out of this,” said Will Humble, head of the Arizona Public Health Association. “Eventually it will work. There’s just going to be a lot of dead people in the meantime.”

Health expert talks about new COVID-19 strain
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As the country deals with the worsening COVID-19 pandemic, there's also growing concern about a newer, more contagious strain of COVID-19. FOX 10's John Hook spoke with Will Humble about the latest developments.

US registers highest deaths in a single day from COVID-19

The U.S. registered more COVID-19 deaths in a single day than ever before -- nearly 3,900 -- on the very day of the mob attack on the Capitol.

Online glitches, new distribution methods could be why you haven't received your second stimulus check

While the IRS and Treasury have distributed the bulk of the anticipated $164 million in second-round of relief payments for Americans faster than the first time, millions have not gotten payments yet or found hiccups in the distribution.

Arizona reports nearly 300 coronavirus deaths, almost 10K cases

The Department of Health Services said most of the 297 deaths reported Thursday were newly attributed to recent reviews of past death certificates.

Jobless claims slip to still-high 787,000 in the US

The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell slightly to 787,000, evidence of a job market stumbling in the face of the viral pandemic and the damage it has inflicted on the economy for nearly 10 months.

First case of coronavirus variant detected in Pennsylvania

A new, more contagious variant of the coronavirus has been detected in Pennsylvania for the first time, state health officials announced Thursday.

California suspends 1.4 million virus unemployment claims

The state Employment Development Department on Wednesday said it had examined existing claims from people who said they lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic and found about 3.5 million claims were “potentially fraudulent.”

UC San Diego places COVID-19 test kits in vending machines throughout campus

The students living on campus are required to be tested at least once a week, with no more than nine days between two tests, and testing is available free to students.

California hospitals prepping for grim COVID-19 choices

California hospitals struggling with a skyrocketing coronavirus surge are trying to prepare for the possibility that they may have to ration care for lack of staff and beds — and hoping they don’t have to make that choice.

Arizona deemed 'hot spot of the world' amid virus surge

“It's way worse than July already, and it's going to continue to get worse. We’re probably two weeks behind LA in terms of our situation," Will Humble, head of the Arizona Public Health Association, said.

Arizona Governor secures additional $2M in restaurant funding during pandemic

Arizona restaurants are being offered a lifeline of financial help as $2 million more has been made available to help them adapt their eateries to fit COVID-19 protocols.