Post by the Scribe on Jun 21, 2021 12:56:59 GMT
Arizona reports spike in infections, deaths
www.yahoo.com/news/third-coronavirus-wave-surges-africa-110049393.html
Arizona Saturday reported 641 new COVID-19 cases and 16 additional deaths, the second-highest single day total since June 2.
It's a small spike, especially considering that infections have been on a downward trend in the state. Arizona is also lagging behind most of the country in terms of vaccinations, recording 49% of adults receiving at least one shot compared to 53% nationally, according to CDC data.
Gov. Doug Ducey issued an executive order earlier this week to prevent state public universities and community colleges from requiring students get vaccinated, submit vaccination documents, be tested or forced to wear masks. No college in the state had the requirement, but Arizona State University had announced that they may implement a requirement.
"The vaccine works. But the vaccine is a choice," Ducey said in a Twitter post hours after the policy was announced. "This policy is social engineering at its worst. Health policy should be based on science, not virtue signaling. In America, freedom wins."
www.yahoo.com/news/third-coronavirus-wave-surges-africa-110049393.html
Arizona Saturday reported 641 new COVID-19 cases and 16 additional deaths, the second-highest single day total since June 2.
It's a small spike, especially considering that infections have been on a downward trend in the state. Arizona is also lagging behind most of the country in terms of vaccinations, recording 49% of adults receiving at least one shot compared to 53% nationally, according to CDC data.
Gov. Doug Ducey issued an executive order earlier this week to prevent state public universities and community colleges from requiring students get vaccinated, submit vaccination documents, be tested or forced to wear masks. No college in the state had the requirement, but Arizona State University had announced that they may implement a requirement.
"The vaccine works. But the vaccine is a choice," Ducey said in a Twitter post hours after the policy was announced. "This policy is social engineering at its worst. Health policy should be based on science, not virtue signaling. In America, freedom wins."