TIMELINE: When Will You Be Eligible To Receive The COVID Vaccine In AZ?

Currently, only those over the age of 55 are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Arizona. But now, the state Department of Health has released a timeline of when other age groups should be able to receive the shots, reported Fox 10 Phoenix.

The AZDHS website posted a chart giving a tentative timeline of when the state-run vaccination sites will offer the vaccines to other groups. See the chart by clicking here.

According to the chart, here is the tentative timeline:

• MARCH 2021: 55 - 64 years age group
• APRIL 2021: 45 - 54 years age group
• APRIL- MAY 2021: 35 - 44 years age group
• MAY 2021: 16 - 34 years age group

The following frontline and essential workers should be eligible from March 2021 until the summer:

• food and agriculture
• grocery store, convenience store, and carniceria workers
• U.S. Postal Service
• manufacturing workers
• Public transit workers, including buses, Light Rail Uber, Lyft, taxis and rideshare
• state and local government workers
• funeral home workers

Vaccinations will also continue for groups that were previously listed as eligible under Phase 1A and Prioritized Phase 1B. Those previously eligible include:

• healthcare workers and healthcare support occupations
• emergency medical services workers
• long-term care facility staff and residents
• education and childcare workers
• protective services occupations
• adults 65 and older

Click here to check your eligibility.

Click here to find out how to schedule an appointment to receive the vaccination.

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