COVID-19 vaccine

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will begin offering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to teenagers age 12 to 15. UAMS will begin offering the vaccine to this age group of Thursday, May 13. The Pfizer vaccine was authorized…

Teenagers age 12 to 15 will now be able to obtain a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Arkansas. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced during a Tuesday afternoon press briefing that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was now approved for use for 12-15 year-olds in…

The state of Arkansas has given out 70 percent of its received COVID-19 vaccine doses, according to the latest Arkansas Department of Health report. As of Thursday, May 6, Arkansas has received a total of 2,538,070 vaccine doses, an increase…

Officials are challenging Arkansans to lift the COVID-19 vaccination rate in the state. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced that the state was setting a goal of having 50 percent of the state’s population receive at least one vaccine dose in the…

State officials continue to push for increased vaccinations, particularly after the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is reintroduced for distribution and use. Gov. Asa Hutchinson told reporters on Tuesday, April 27 that there is an ample supply of COVID-19 vaccine doses…

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have lifted a temporary pause on the distribution and use of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine. The federal agencies announced on…

The Arkansas Department of Health will begin administering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Local Health Units throughout Arkansas. This Moderna vaccine roll out is slated to begin next week. The vaccine, which is administered in two doses spaced one month…

Active COVID-19 cases in Arkansas  have dropped by more than 120 on Monday. The Arkansas Department of Health reported that there are 1,789 active COVID-19 cases in the state as of Monday, April 19. This is a decrease of 121…

The Arkansas House of Representatives voted to pass a bill that would prevent the state of Arkansas from mandating COVID-19 immunization. On Wednesday, April 14, House Bill 1547, primary sponsored by Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R-Elm Springs), was passed overwhelmingly by…

Surgery patients should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination, according to a new study the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences participated in. Using data gathered by the COVIDSurg Collaborative, the study showed that surgical patients who contract COVID-19 are four to…