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Arizona Gov. Ducey lifts COVID-19 rules after state hits 3M vaccinations
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Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey made waves on Thursday when he announced he would loosen COVID-19 restrictions on the state's businesses, events and local ordinances.
Ducey cited 10 weeks of declining cases of the coronavirus, hospitalization numbers at their lowest point since the beginning of October; President Biden's pledge that every American would be able to receive the vaccine by May 1; the opening of vaccine appointments to all Arizonans aged 16 years old or older; a March 17 report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that found the Grand Canyon State had the third-highest vaccination coverage for high-vulnerability counties; and reaching the milestone of more than three million doses administered. "We are over 3 million doses. President Biden and Vice President Harris have looked at the way we distribute vaccines here and have called us a national model," C.J. Karamargin, Ducey’s communications director, told Fox News on Friday.More Related News