The shadow of COVID-19 has made the past two years particularly long and difficult for the nation’s senior living and long-term care facilities. Which is why administrators of these communities in Arkansas are so jolly about the resumption of holiday…
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UAMS Doctor Granted $3.6M for HPV Cancer Vaccine
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe 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…
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CDC Revises Guidelines for Fully Vaccinated Individuals; Hutchinson Expects Little Impact
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThe 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…
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Arkansas Resumes Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Distribution After Recommended Pause
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThe 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…
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Arkansas Pauses Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Distribution For Now
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleArkansas 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…
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The Plague Year: After Initial Shock, Arkansas Rolls with COVID Punches
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…
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CDC Issues Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated Individuals
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThe 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…
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State Plans to Report Antigen Test Results and Numbers to Public and CDC
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThe 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…
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ID’ing the Infected: UAMS Launches Effort to Determine Prevalence of People with COVID-19 Antibodies in Arkansas
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…
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Quarantine vs. Isolation: State Epidemiologist Explains Difference
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…