Despite the Arizona Department of Health Services issuing a standing order last week allowing virtually every Arizona resident to get a COVID-19 vaccine without a prescription, vaccine access has remained tricky and confusion has remained as the federal government continues to make moves to restrict it .

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs issued an executive order earlier this month that gave the state health department the ability to issue the standing order, which acts as a prescription and allows pharmacists to administer the vaccine. The move came after the Trump administration, led by prominent anti-vaxxer and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., moved to make it only available without a prescription to those 65 and older.

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