This is about saving lives, this is also about livelihoods in the state of Arizona.

Doug Ducey

I'm not running for the Jim Jordan Senate, it's a no. I'm 100 percent focused on being the governor of the state of Arizona. I've accepted the role as the chairman of the [ Republican Governors Association ]. So I've got a full-time job and then I've got a full-time job beyond that. And that's what my focus is.

Across the country, news of delays in distributing the COVID-19 vaccine are being reported.

But upon putting those steps out there, we've seen improvement every week, week-over-week for four weeks.

We were in the unhappy but responsible position of dispersing large crowds, so bars and nightclubs and gyms all closed temporarily.

Like I said, no celebration, no victory lap, we're going to stay the course, stay vigilant and keep our guard up. But we have a path forward in Arizona.

Our expectation is that next week, our numbers will be worse, it will take several weeks for the mitigations we are putting in place to take effect.

We did take some further steps, we were in the unhappy but responsible position of dispersing large crowds, so bars and nightclubs and gyms all closed temporarily.

This is not a victory lap, this is not a celebration. If anything, it's evidence that the decisions and the sacrifice that Arizonans are making are working.

If you do go out, wear a mask. It's the smart thing to do.

The increase of positive tests is not the direction we want to go. We want to go in the other direction.

Our tribal communities remain top of mind : I've been in touch with Jonathan Nez Vice President Lizer about the need for supplies, personnel and ventilators, arizona is committed to assisting ALL our tribes as they fight.