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PHOENIX - Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is challenging new federal COVID-19 vaccine guidelines from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., issuing an executive order that makes the vaccine available to all state residents.

What we know:

The move comes after Kennedy, in a shift from previous guidance, announced the COVID-19 vaccine was only recommended for people over 65 or those with at least one underlying health condition. This change implied that others, including healthy adults and children, would need a doctor’s prescription to get the shot from a pharmacy .

During an exchange with Sen. Elizabeth Warren earlier this year, Kennedy defended his decision, saying he was "not taking them away." Warren replied, "It takes it away if you can’t get it fro

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