Vaccination Center At Kino Sports Complex To Open Jan. 18

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A regional COVID-19 drive-thru vaccination center at the Kino Sports Complex, 2500 E. Ajo Way, will open on Jan. 18.

The Regional Vaccination Center is part of the County’s effort to begin Phase 1B priority vaccinations under the federal, state and county vaccination plans. The initial prioritized groups for 1B include:

  • People 75 and older
  • Education and childcare providers (K-12 and higher education teachers and all associated educational staff)
  • Protective service occupations (law enforcement, corrections, firefighters, and other emergency response staff)

The County-supported vaccination center at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium will be operated by Banner – University Medicine in the parking lot south of the stadium. The site will prioritize people age 75 and older, but will also be open to other groups in 1B stage of vaccinations, and those remaining unvaccinated in 1A. The public can begin the process to schedule an appointment at the Kino Stadium site by registering at the following link: www.pima.gov/covid19vaccineregistration(link is external).

The hours of operation are:

  • Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Sunday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Appointments are required and there will be no walk-up vaccination services.  An ID to verify age and appointment is required.

The Banner – University Medicine North site, 3838 N. Campbell Ave., also will be providing vaccines to those in priority group 1B, as well as those in 1A, beginning Jan. 15.  With the opening of the Kino Stadium vaccination site, Banner – University Medicine expands the geographic spread of access to the vaccine for those who live in the southern region of Tucson and the northern region.

The County is encouraging different 1B priority groups to use different points of distribution. In accordance with the County’s accelerated COVID-19 vaccination plan, the County is in the process of establishing two other Regional Vaccination Centers, at Tucson Convention Center, in partnership with the City of Tucson, and at the University of Arizona, in partnership with the UA Health Sciences Center. Both of those are scheduled to open to 1B vaccinations next week.

Tucson Medical Center also opens to 1B vaccination Jan. 15.

Those 75 and older are encouraged to be vaccinated at Banner – University Medicine North, TMC or the Kino Stadium site. The TCC will serve as the main hub for the protective services group, while those in the education group are encouraged to use the UA vaccination center.

To register for an appointment, people should go to www.pima.gov/covid19vaccineregistration(link is external). Pima County residents should not try to sign up via the state’s registration system at azdhs.gov.

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