Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Dr. Mayumi Nakagawa was awarded $3.6 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for clinical trials of PepCan, a breakthrough vaccine she developed at UAMS to treat cancers caused by human papillomavirus…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines for individuals who have been fully vaccinated. Under the new guidelines, the CDC no longer recommends that fully vaccinated individuals wear a mask outdoors, “except in certain crowded…

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…

Arkansas is pausing the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for now. This pause comes after both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called for a pause in the…

It’s been a year since the first case of the novel coronavirus, dubbed COVID-19, was confirmed in Arkansas, likely brought to the state by a resident of Pine Bluff after visiting New Orleans during Mardi Gras.  The toll from the…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new COVID-19 vaccination guidance for fully vaccinated individuals. This is the first set of recommendations for those who are fully vaccinated. Under the new guidance, fully vaccinated individuals can visit…

The state of Arkansas will now report its antigen testing results and numbers to both the general public and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced that the state would be making the step as…

One of the most confounding elements of the COVID-19 pandemic is the large number of people who can be infected with the virus but not have symptoms.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has estimated that the number…

Dr. Jennifer Dillaha, state epidemiologist with the Arkansas Department of Health, joined Gov. Asa Hutchinson at his daily COVID-19 press conference in Russellville today to provide an update. She also explained the difference between isolation and quarantine associated with the…

This week, our country celebrates the 30th anniversary of the most sweeping civil rights legislation ever enacted for people with disabilities. On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act. Banning discrimination on the basis…