By Clayton Klapper | ABC 15
The Maricopa County Department of Public Health says it has received its first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday morning.
According to county officials, four boxes with approximately 18,000 total doses arrived at a public health facility Tuesday morning.
The FDA officially approved the Moderna vaccine on Friday, to supplement the existing Pfizer vaccine that was first approved.
To date, Maricopa County says it has given 8,175 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to members of the Group 1A category of residents.
