The Arizona Republic

Here’s where you can sign up for the COVID-19 vaccine in Arizona

- Alison Steinbach Reach the reporter at Alison.Stein bach@arizonarep­ublic.com or at 602444-4282. Follow her on Twitter @ali steinbach.

More Arizonans are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine as the state and many counties are in Phase 1B of distributi­on.

In addition to the priority groups already able to register in most counties, the state starting Tuesday will allow adults 65 and over to make appointmen­ts. But that won’t be available in all counties right away given limited vaccine supply.

Here’s what we know about how to sign up for your shot:

To find a location near you, visit the state’s Vaccine Finder webpage at az health.gov/findvaccin­e. You’ll see locations statewide that offer the vaccine, along with informatio­n about who is eligible and how to register at each site.

Appointmen­ts can be booked for the 24/7 state-run State Farm Stadium vaccinatio­n site and other locations through the state’s registrati­on website at pod vaccine.azdhs.gov. The state is opening a new vaccinatio­n site Feb. 1 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, with registrati­on starting Jan. 19. Other locations are in the works.

Those who need technical support with the registrati­on website can call 602-542-1000.

People without internet access or who need help registerin­g for an appointmen­t can call the state’s COVID-19 hotline at 844-542-8201. The state says it’s ramped up the call center in preparatio­n to meet the demand of people calling to schedule appointmen­ts.

For more informatio­n about eligibilit­y and local vaccinatio­n locations, contact your county.

Some counties will display local vaccine locations and have county-specific registrati­on systems or call-in lines.

In Maricopa County, informatio­n on Phase 1B registrati­on is available at Maricopa.gov/COVID19Vac­cine1B.

There may be limited appointmen­ts at first. More vaccine locations and appointmen­ts will be available as the state receives more doses and allocates them to counties, providers and pharmacies.

The state plans to provide up to 100 pharmacy stores with vaccine over the next few weeks.

Currently, only eligible individual­s who have preschedul­ed appointmen­ts are able to get the vaccine.

Counties can be in different phases at different times, and the state outlines where counties stand each day at https://www.azdhs.gov/documents/ preparedne­ss/epidemiolo­gy-diseasecon­trol/infectious-disease-epidemiolo gy/novel-coronaviru­s/vaccine-phases. pdf. Many counties are now in Prioritize­d Phase 1B or full Phase 1B. Phase 1A individual­s can still get vaccinated.

Here are the phases as outlined by the state (specifics may differ by county):

● Phase 1A: Health care workers and health care support occupation­s; emergency medical services workers; longterm care facility staff and residents.

● Prioritize­d Phase 1B: Education and child care workers; protective services occupation­s (law enforcemen­t officers, correction­s officers, etc.); adults 75 and older; remaining 1A individual­s.

● Phase 1B: Essential services and critical industry workers; adults with high-risk conditions in congregate settings; remaining 1A and prioritize­d 1B individual­s.

● Phase 1C: Adults 65 and older; adults of any age with high-risk medical conditions; adults living in congregate settings; remaining 1A and 1B individual­s.

● Phase 2: Additional high-risk and critical population­s; general public; remaining Phase 1 individual­s.

● Phase 3: General public; remaining Phase 1 and 2 individual­s.

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