When there are barriers to accessing health care, Mobile Health Units meet people where they are.

To make COVID vaccine distribution more equitable, the College of Public Health is deploying Mobile Health Units to underserved populations in Maricopa County.

While COVID-19 vaccines are proven to be effective, it is still unclear if a booster shot will be needed after the initial doses. Dr. Shad Marvasti with the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix says it depends on immunity response. “We don’t know ultimately how long the immunity will last from the vaccine. We know that it’s going to be at least three months, if not, maybe six months, potentially up to a year," Marvasti said.

The University of Arizona College of Nursing recently expanded its program. Connie Miller, a clinical associate professor, is interviewed.

Interview with Dr. Michael Grandner, Director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson.

UArizona Health Sciences researchers are improving health by studying the interactions that govern the immune defense system against invading microbes.

Columnist Joanna Allhands interviews medical experts about COVID-19 recovery. "When we say 'recovered,' it's in terms of how likely you are to transmit the virus to others," said Deepta Bhattacharya, an immunologist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine –Tucson.

Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences received a $1.5 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to study the effects of stress and the risk of cancer and reproductive health issues in female firefighters.

Experts say low-income seniors of color face many obstacles that are preventing them from getting a COVID-19 vaccination. A mobile vaccine program, run between the University of Arizona College of Public Health's Phoenix campus and Maricopa County, is aimed at reducing some of the glaring inequities in the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine among seniors that have become increasingly evident in Arizona.

In an editorial, University of Arizona College of Medicine virologists Felicia Goodrum Sterling and James Alwine, write: It is essential that until we meet vaccination goals, we must remain vigilant with masking, distancing, avoiding crowds and hand hygiene to contain the spread of variants until enough are vaccinated to control the pandemic.