by - July 20, 2021 6:41 pm
White House Vaccination Coordinator Dr. Bechara Choucair was in Arkansas Tuesday (July 20) meeting with officials from the Arkansas Department of Health about rising COVID-19 cases in Arkansas and the…
by - May 27, 2021 12:16 pm
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University is now offering the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at its on-campus medical clinic. Those interested…
by - May 4, 2021 2:36 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson wants more than 50% of Arkansans to receive at least one COVID-19 vaccination dose by early August, and state officials will pursue the goal by using pop-up…
by - April 27, 2021 2:49 pm
With the more easily transmissible and more deadly UK variant of COVID-19 becoming more prevalent in Arkansas, Gov. Asa Hutchinson is again asking state residents to get vaccinated and encouraged…
by - April 20, 2021 2:54 pm
With a “worrisome point” worth watching being a recent rise in hospitalizations, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (April 20) said state officials’ focus is to increase COVID-19 vaccine demand to…
by - April 13, 2021 3:35 pm
A pause in the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is no reason to not get a vaccine, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (April 13), adding that the…
by - April 11, 2021 12:01 pm
The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care is a key partner with business and health leaders in trying to ramp up Arkansas vaccine deployment against COVID-19. CEO Ray Hanley said Arkansas…
by - March 16, 2021 3:01 pm
With around 10% of Arkansans being fully vaccinated and a push by the Biden administration to open vaccine access, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (March 16) expanded eligibility an estimated…
by - March 8, 2021 11:15 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Monday (March 8) the state would broaden its vaccine distribution to include another 180,000 people in the 1b category, and he said a toll-free number would…
by - March 2, 2021 2:55 pm
With more than 1 million vaccines received in Arkansas and more than 650,000 Arkansans receiving at least one dose, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday (March 2) he is expanding vaccine…
by - February 23, 2021 2:40 pm
Noting “broad swaths of progress” in distributing vaccines in the state, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Feb. 23) announced that those 65 to 69 in age are now eligible to…
by - February 22, 2021 1:11 pm
A coalition led by Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield will attempt to educate Arkansans about the COVID-19 vaccine and ask employers to take a pledge that they will “strongly encourage”…
by - February 2, 2021 3:08 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Feb. 2) the state will receive a 5% increase in vaccines delivered, which is on top of the 16% increase announced last week. He also…
by - January 26, 2021 3:52 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Jan. 26) he had an “optimistic” call with the White House COVID-19 coordinator on receiving more vaccines, saying that a consistent and increasing supply is…
by - January 19, 2021 3:09 pm
On a day U.S. COVID-19 deaths topped 400,000, new confirmed and probable cases in Arkansas continued a downward trend with 1,331 cases reported Tuesday (Jan. 19), well below the 3,209…
by - January 12, 2021 3:03 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Jan. 12) said the state will accelerate vaccine availability for older Arkansans and those in education. The updated vaccine push comes as University of Arkansas…
by - January 5, 2021 3:14 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Jan. 5) the estimated 180,000 Arkansans in the first vaccine phase should receive those doses by the end of January, and is tasking the Arkansas…
by - December 14, 2020 4:27 pm
Monday (Dec. 14) was referred to by many as the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a New York City nurse receiving the first COVID vaccine in…
by - December 5, 2020 5:11 pm
The national committee recommending who first will be vaccinated for COVID-19 chose long-term care residents along with health care workers to save the most lives and reduce the strain on…
by - November 29, 2020 9:19 am
The world anxiously awaits news of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine and the hope of returning to “normal” that it provides. How will we know if a vaccine is…
