vaccine

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will close its COVID-19 vaccine clinic and drive-through testing site, officials announced Thursday. The vaccine clinic, located in the Monroe Building (the former headquarters of the American Red Cross) on the UAMS…

On Sept. 9, President Joe Biden’s administration outlined its biggest push yet to vaccinate the country’s workforce. Biden announced forthcoming rules that will require many workers to be vaccinated or, in some cases, undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. In the case…

Kavanaugh Pharmacy in Little Rock is now offering monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19, according to a recent announcement made on the pharmacy’s official social media. The treatment is called REGEN-COV, and is available for patients who have recently been diagnosed…

The City of Little Rock is hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinics and offering incentives for those still unvaccinated to get their shots. Individuals vaccinated at these clinics will receive a $50 VISA Rewards Card from U.S. Bank for both their first…

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…

Baptist Health has announced it is now offering a free third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for moderately to severely immunocompromised patients. Patients who received their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine at least 28 days ago and who…

Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have found that trust issues, fear of infection, race and ethnicity play a large role in attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccine, particularly when looking at socio-demographic factors. In the study,…

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…

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announced Wednesday that Dr. K. Bao Vang-Dings, a research assistant professor at the Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences at the school, has been named one of the nine 2021-2022 Public Policy Fellows with…

When school restarts in August, students who have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus will no longer be required to quarantine if they have been exposed to the virus. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced that the state was altering its…