State Farm Stadium Will Become Coronavirus Vaccination Site
PHOENIX — The home of the Arizona Cardinals will now help Arizona ramp up its coronavirus vaccination efforts.
The Arizona Department of Health Services announced Friday that State Farm Stadium in Glendale will become a vaccination site starting Monday, with the ability to vaccinate thousands of people per day.
“We need to get these vaccine doses out of freezers and into the arms of Arizonans who want it, and our new site will speed up that process,” Gov. Doug Ducey said in a statement.
The news release said the site's opening was made possible thanks to a grant from the Ben and Catherine Ivy Foundation, along with several other community partners.
The announcement comes as Arizona has the worst infection rate in the U.S. Arizona on Friday reported 11,658 new known infections and 197 more deaths. One in every 111 people in the state was diagnosed with the coronavirus from Dec. 31 to Thursday.
Monday will also see the start of the next phase in Maricopa County's vaccination plan. Phase 1B includes educators, first responders, child care workers and Arizonans over the age of 75. Registration will open at 6 a.m. at azhealth.gov/findvaccine.
As of Friday, 123,862 Arizonans have received the COVID-19 vaccine, with 2,127 fully vaccinated with both doses so far. The state has more than 180 vaccination sites and counting.
The Associated Press contributed to this reporting.
This article originally appeared on the Phoenix Patch
