One million doses of vaccinations have been administered in the state of Arizona, resulting in COVID-19 cases exceedingly decreasing as Arizona heads into the end of February.
“Arizona State University has been very involved in running the site, providing volunteers and some staff,” an Arizona University spokesperson said. “It is ASU’s job to make sure the on-site experience is efficient, managing traffic flow, information flow, etc.”
The entire process of arriving at the site and leaving is averaging to about 35 minutes per person; one should expect to wait the full required 15 minutes after getting the vaccine to ensure no allergic reaction rises.
The Phoenix Municipal Stadium site is administering the Pfizer vaccine, along with any other vaccine sites that are a collaboration between AZDHS and ASU. This is not to be confused with ASU-run vaccine sites – such as inside the Sun Devil Fitness Center in Tempe, which is providing the Moderna vaccine.
Maricopa County is currently in Priority 1B phase, meaning “education & childcare workers, protective services occupations, adults 65 and older” as well as those left in Phase 1A, who are “healthcare workers & healthcare support occupations, emergency medical services workers, long-term care facility staff & residents,” according to the Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS).
Bridging off of the Municipal Stadium, ASU has partnered withAZDHS to open a new COVID-19 saliva testing site in south Scottsdale, beginning Feb. 16, with a free drive-thru open location. The SkySong site will replace the testing site at Phoenix Municipal Stadium – which has now been converted to a high-volume site for vaccinations.
The SkySong site will be open from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday, providing up to 500 saliva tests per day.
As vaccines are slowly being available, people should continually check media outlets to get informed and sign up through the AZDHS site.
Phoenix Municipal Stadium vaccine site
Arizona State University has provided the Municipal Stadium located in Phoenix to vaccinate approximately 3,500 people a day. Although the stadium is smaller than the State Farm site, it has been efficient in proceeding with vaccinating from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. A university spokesperson said it is going “really, really well.”
Those who are vaccinated at the Phoenix Municipal Stadium site for their first shot will be guaranteed an appointment for their second dose at the same sight, according to the Arizona Governor’s Office.
5999 E. Van Buren St. #3410, Phoenix, AZ 85008
Visit azhealth.gov/findvaccine or call 844-542-8201 for more information.
Contact the reporter at yhan99@asu.edu.
Yoori Han was the politics editor at Downtown Devil during fall 2021 and part of spring 2022.
