FEDERAL SUPPORT INCREASED TO THE STATE OF ARIZONA
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230510/federal-support-increased-state-arizona]


Release Date: 
Janvye 26, 2021 

OAKLAND, CALIF. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is
supporting state and local government partners to identify and fill
resource gaps, provide federal funding to accelerate state vaccination
efforts and establish vaccine sites.

At the request of Arizona, FEMA deployed 66 disaster personnel to
assist with vaccination efforts at state- and locally-managed
vaccination distribution sites in Glendale, Kingman, Prescott Valley
and Tucson.

FEMA is also currently coordinating the support of over 130 doctors,
nurses, respiratory therapists and other medical support personnel
from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S.
Department of Defense to augment hospital staff levels in response to
the influx of coronavirus patients. Since March 2020, FEMA has
facilitated deployments of hundreds of federal medical personnel to
support the state’s emergency response needs.

Prior to the executive orders to expand vaccination efforts, FEMA
obligated more than $57.5 billion toward national COVID-19 response
efforts, $1.2 billion of which went to Arizona.

FEMA remains committed to helping Americans in their time of need and
will continue to work with our partners to stop the spread of this
disease.

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