Gov. Hobbs Signs Order to Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Access

Arizona governor takes 1st step toward expanded COVID vaccine access

Hobbs Signs Order to Expand COVID Vaccine Access in Arizona

Governor Katie Hobbs has signed an executive order aimed at ensuring Arizonans who want a COVID-19 vaccine will be able to get one, expanding access beyond recently approved federal guidelines. Announced Wednesday, the order directs state health agencies to make updated COVID vaccines broadly available as Arizona heads into the fall and winter months, when respiratory illnesses typically surge. Source

Hobbs defies federal limits on COVID vaccines with new executive order

A nurse holds a vial of COVID-19 vaccine and syringe. Photo via Getty ImagesGov. Katie Hobbs issued an executive order Thursday that expands access to the COVID-19 vaccine, adding to a growing list of states that are bucking the federal government’s efforts to limit access to the updated shot.  “We are taking action to protect the health care freedom of Arizonans,” Hobbs said in a press release announcing the order. “Vaccines are critical tools …

Gov. Hobbs orders that new COVID shots be available in Arizona

Gov. Katie Hobbs orders that the vaccines be available in Arizona regardless of new U.S. guidelines.

Gov. Hobbs signs order to expand COVID-19 vaccine access

Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive order to expand COVID-19 vaccine access in Arizona as confusion lingers over updated federal guidelines and state law restrictions.

Gov. Hobbs signs order to expand access for COVID vaccines

The order instructs Arizona's health department to make the updated COVID vaccine broadly accessible and available to Arizonans who want them.