A recent CDC study of COVID-19 vaccination rates showed the nationwide gap between urban and rural areas increased dramatically in the past year, with larger urban counties beating smaller rural counties in every state except Arizona. First-dose vaccination coverage stayed close to 59% in rural counties nationwide with 75% in urban counties, and the largest gaps among children and adolescents. This was not the case in Arizona, which had higher rural rates than urban.
Dr. Dan Derksen, Director of the University of Arizona's Center for Rural Health said, "Once the vaccines became available, we actually did pretty well as a state as far as getting those eligible to be vaccinated in our rural communities.” Derksen referenced cross-border collaborations, efforts by the Navajo Nation and county successes in bringing vaccinations to rural laborers. "They were very creative about ways to get vaccinations out to the harder-to-reach populations."
YRMC Community COVID Vaccine Walk-In Center: Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm Frontier Village Center, Suite 49, 1781 E Hwy 69, Prescott, AZ 86301. Offering COVID Moderna primary series and booster vaccines to adults 18+, no appointment necessary. Visit yrmcvax.org or call 928-708-4556.
Please visit testing sites:
Prescott Days: Monday-Thursday Time: 8:30 am-4:00 pm, Friday Time: 8:30-1:00pm. Location: Pioneer Park Front Parking Lot, 1200 Commerce Dr, Prescott. PCR test. Drive through testing.
Prescott Valley Days: Monday-Thursday. Time: 9:30 am-5:00 pm. Location: Humboldt Unified School District Office, 6411 N. Robert Road, Prescott Valley. PCR test. Drive through testing.
Cottonwood Days: Monday-Friday. Time: 8:00am-5:30pm. Location: 300 South Willard St Cottonwood, AZ 86326. PCR test.
Camp Verde Days: Monday-Friday. Time 8:00am-5:30pm. Location: 1298 W Finnie Flat Rd Camp Verde, AZ 86322. PCR test.
COVID-19 Free Testing Sites: We ask that you wear a mask at our testing sites and that you only come to be tested if you are symptomatic or have been recently exposed to Covid-19.
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