In a KGUN 9 exclusive, Governor Doug Ducey sat down with Craig Smith to talk vaccines, education and the economy.
WORKING TO PUMP UP THOSEVACCINE SUPPLIES.
BUT HE'SALSO COUNTING ON ARIZONAN'SRESPONSIBILITY TO HELP STOPTHE SPREAD OF COVID.
IN ANINTERVIEW YOU'LL ONLY SEE ONKGUN 9 -- CRAIG SMITH TALKS TOTHE GOVERNOR ABOUT HIS ACTIONSSO FAR -- AND WHAT HE WANTS TOSEE NEXT.CRAIG: IT'S A SITUATION NOMODERN GOVERNOR COULDANTICIPATE: A DEADLY PANDEMICKILLING THE PEOPLE OF HISSTATE.
WE TALKED TO THEGOVERNOR ABOUT THE RESPONSE SOFAR AND WHAT HE SEES AS THEWAY OUT." 16:39 "I KNOW WHAT ACHALLENGE IT'S BEEN FOR SOMANY ARIZONAN THAT HAVECONTRACTED THE VIRUS, THATHAVE LOST A LOVED ONE.
THISHAS BEEN AN IMMENSELYCHALLENGING YEAR EVEN BEYONDWHAT ALL OF US HAVE DONE INTRADITIONAL WORK SETTINGS ORIN THE EDUCATION SETTING OR INTHE DISRUPTION IN THEECONOMY." 16:58.
RUNS:19 THEGOVERNOR SAYS MEDICALPROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERSHAVE DONE A GREAT JOBDELIVERING VACCINATIONS ANDPRAISED PIMA COUNTY'SPERFORMANCE.
PIMA COUNTY HASPLEADED FOR MORE VACCINE FROMTHE STATE.
THE GOVERNOR SAYSHE'S PUSHING THE PRESIDENT,ARIZONA'S U-S SENATORS, ANDVACCINE MAKERS TO SEND MUCHMORE VACCINE.
HE SAYS THESTATE IS WORKING ON BETTERWAYS TO RESERVE A SHOT ON LINEOR BY PHONE.
10:39.
"AND THENTHE OTHER THING IS JUST THATRESPONSIBILITY.
I KNOW PEOPLEGET SICK OF HEARING IT.
I TRYTO NOT GET SICK OF SAYING IT.BUT IT'S THAT IDEA OF DOINGTHE FUNDAMENTALS AROUNDPERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY ANDWEARING A MASK.
10:51 RUNS :12THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE'SLISTENING TO EXPERTS WHO SAYVACCINATION ALONE WILL NOTSHUT DOWN THE VIRUS-THAT MORERESTRICTIONS SHOULD RETURN BUTTHE GOVERNOR DID NOT COMMIT TOADDING TO EXISTING RULES THATREQUIRE STEPS LIKE BANNINGLARGE GATHERINGS AND REDUCINGTHE DENSITY IN RESTAURANTS.GOVERNOR DUCEY SAYS PART OFTHE REASON HE MADE TEACHERS APRIORITY FOR VACCINATION IS HEWANTS SCHOOLS TO RE-OPEN FORIN- PERSON CLASSES.
HE FEELSSCIENCE SUPPORTS THE IDEA THATSCHOOLS PRESENT A LOW RISK OFSPREADING THE VIRUS.
HE PLANSTO ASK STATE LAWMAKERS FOREXTRA FUNDING TO HELP STUDENTSCATCH UP FROM THE EFFECT OF ASCHOOOL YEAR DISRUPTED BYCOVID 14:21.
"SO THINGS LIKESUMMER SCHOOL, ONE ON ONEINSTRUCTION, TUTORING, AFTERSCHOOL CLASSES, ACCELERATIONACADEMIES.
14:31 IN TERMS OFREBUILDING THE ECONOMY, THEGOVERNOR SAYS ARIZONA'SECONOMY WAS AHEAD OF MANYOTHER STATES WHEN THE PANDEMICHIT.
17:14 "I WOULD SAY INARIZONA BECAUSE WE'VE HAD THISBALANCED APPROACH,PRIORITIZING LIVES FIRST BUTALSO NOT HAVING SWEEPINGMANDATES THAT WERE NOT ADVISEDFROM PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS,WE DON'T HAVE AN ECONOMY TOREBUILD WE HAVE AN ECONOMY TOBUILD ON." 17:31.
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ANDHE SAYS ARIZONA IS POSITIONEDTO LEAD THE COUNTRY IN JOBGROWTH ONCE THE PANDEMICLIFTS.
IN PHOENIX, CRAIGSMITH, KGUN 9 ON YOUR SIDEAND THE GOVERNOR TALKED WITH
Gov. Doug Ducey talks vaccines, education, and COVID-19 with KGUN 9's Craig Smith.