Pima County authorized to work with FEMA, allows for 250K vaccines

WITH PIMA COUNTY -- BUT THESTATE WILL NOT BE INVOLVED INPROVIDING ANY RESOURCES ORFUNDING -- PIMA COUNTY WOULDBE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.

PIMACOUNTY HAS PROVIDED THEIRASSURANCES THAT THEY WILL BEABLE TO SUPPORT THESE SITES.WE'RE HOPING IT WILL NOT HAVEANY IMPACT ON ANY CURRENTLYOPERATING SITES.

BUT THEREVERSAL COMES WITHCONDITIONS.

IN A LETTER TOFEMA, DR. CHRIST WRITES THESTATE IS SKEPTICAL OF THECOUNTY'S ABILITY -- TO PROVIDENEEDED RESOURCES -- ANDPERSONNEL.

SHE SAYS IF THECOUNTY CANNOT ENSURE THESTATE-RUN SITE AT THE U-OF-AWILL BE IMPACTED, THEN ITWOULD PULL BACK IT'SAUTHORIZATION.

COUNTYADMINISTRATOR CHUCKHUCKELBERRY TELLS US THISAFTERNOON -- HE'LL RESPONDDIRECTLY TO DR. CHRIST --SAYING THE COUNTY HAS RUNMULTIPLE SITES WITHOUTINCIDENT -- OR STATE HELP.

HESAYS THE COUNTY WILL RESUMEITS PLANNING WITH FEMA -- ANDBEGIN GIVING OUT DOSES AS SOONAS POSSIBLE.THE REVER