Maricopa County will receive 0 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine this week as the state hits the vaccine milestone

PHOENIX, AZ – Maricopa County received zero doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from the Arizona Department of Health Services this week, according to county officials.

Maricopa County uses the Pfizer vaccine at its POD sites in the valley.

The county says they only have enough Pfizer doses on hand to keep appointments at PODs until Feb. 12. They even added that they will not cancel appointments.

“Everyone recognizes that this is a shared supply problem that we must solve together. ADHS is committed to keeping Maricopa County’s POD operating at current capacity by providing doses from stock as needed,” said district officials.

The county says they have received 20,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine that is being distributed to pharmacies and other health partners and are working on the logistics of daily redistribution between the state and the county.

“In the meantime, Public Health continues to focus on planning more events with the Moderna vaccine and supplying local pharmacies for those in Phase 1A and 1B Prioritized,” added the province.

All this while Arizona hit another milestone on Friday. The state has administered more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine than people who tested positive.

Arizona will soon report 14,000 deaths in the state related to COVID-19, according to state data from the Arizona Department of Health Services.

ADHS reported a further 196 deaths on Friday, bringing the total number of deaths to just under 14,000 to 13,948.

ABC15 data analyst Garrett Archer, found that the state has had 22 days in the last month with a death report of more than 100 and 11 of more than 200.