Worldwide news outlets are reporting that a new, “highly concerning” variant of the coronavirus, called B.1.1.529, has recently been identified in South Africa. Fears that the new strain could fuel further global outbreaks, pressure health systems, evade vaccines, and complicate…
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UAMS to Offer Booster COVID Vaccines Beginning Monday Sep. 27
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will begin offering third doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to qualifying individuals on Monday, Sept. 27, at the Vaccine Clinic at 401 S. Monroe St. in Little Rock. This clinic also…
Washington Regional announced Monday that all Washington Regional Urgent Care centers will offer the COVID-19 vaccine to people 18 years of age or older, free of charge. The Moderna vaccine is offered every Wednesday at the Bentonville, Harrison, Rogers and…
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FDA Authorizes Pfizer Vaccine for 12-15 Year Old Adolescents
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for teenagers 12 to 15 years of age. The federal agency expanded an existing emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, after determining that the vaccine met…
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Hutchinson Expands Phase 1B Vaccine Eligibility to Include Food Manufacturing Workers
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleEffective Tuesday, March 2, Gov. Asa Hutchinson is expanding COVID-19 eligibility to include food manufacturing workers in Arkansas. Hutchinson is expanding the Phase 1B eligibility to include food manufacturing workers in the state. These workers in the meat processing, poultry…
On Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, the state collectively watched with bated breath as history unfolded before our eyes. After nearly a dozen long, arduous, pandemic-ridden months, the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were administered to a handful of frontline…
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Biotech Firm Working on Potential Coronavirus Vaccine, Shows Promising Results
Moderna, a biotech company, has reported positive early results for a potential coronavirus vaccine. The company partnered with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in order to develop the vaccine. The biotech and NIH started their work on a coronavirus…