The expectation of COVID-19 vaccine arrival was that it would offer people in the Prescott area hope for a return to something that looks like “normal” — in-person school, available hospital beds, restaurant dining, even winter-friendly family get-togethers. ... Not so fast.

Three COVID-19 vaccines have made their way through trials in the United States since December. Vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna passed testing standards set by the Food and Drug Administration with the hope that millions will be distributed across the country in the coming months.

Yavapai County has 26 private providers who have received the COVID-19 vaccine for their patients, local health officials reported in a news release Thursday, Jan. 21.