State Farm Stadium COVID-19 vaccine site eclipses half a million doses given
Mar 15, 2021, 11:31 AM | Updated: 9:57 pm
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PHOENIX — The state-run COVID-19 vaccination site at State Farm Stadium in Glendale has now administered half a million doses, Gov. Doug Ducey’s office announced on Monday.
The shot was administered to 77-year-old Judith Beaulieu, according to Ducey.
The site, which opened Jan. 11, administers 9,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses a day, equaling one shot every 10 seconds, according to a press release.
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77-year-old Judith Beaulieu received the 500,000th vaccine dose administered at @StateFarmStdm ❗
Thank you to medical pros, volunteers and @AZNationalGuard members who have been working day & night to vaccinate Arizonans since the state-run site opened on Jan 11. pic.twitter.com/ecGI95Pyh7
— Doug Ducey (@dougducey) March 15, 2021
More vaccines have been distributed at State Farm Stadium than in 50 countries around the world, the release said.
The stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals, was the first COVID-19 vaccine site to be operated by the state and is the only one offering vaccine shots 24/7.
“There’ve been many great events at State Farm Stadium, but the most important one might be (ensuring) everyone’s health and safety,” Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill said in the release.
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“What we’ve been able to do with this building and its parking lots to make Arizona safer is really remarkable, and it’s been a great team effort.”
Additional large-scale state-run vaccine sites have followed in the weeks after the opening of State Farm Stadium — Phoenix Municipal Stadium, the University of Arizona, and most recently, Chandler-Gilbert Community College.
More than 650,000 COVID-19 vaccine shots have been administered across the state-run sites, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services dashboard.
Overall, about 1.6 million people have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot in the state so far, representing 22.3% of Arizona’s population.
Under the the state health department’s new hybrid vaccine distribution plan, the state-run sites are now doling out shots by age, while counties are left in charge of determining how to vaccinate other priority groups.
All adults 55 and older gained eligibility March 1, with younger age groups gaining eligibility in waves over the next two months.
