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During a press conference Tuesday, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced a 24-hour increase in vaccinations that was so high it seemed too good to be true.

July 29, 2021 Childrens Hospital in Little Rock says it admitted 24 children with COVID-19 Wednesday, including seven in the ICU and four on ventilators. SHOW TRANSCRIPT Younger, unvaccinated Americans may be more at risk now than ever. In Arkansas, Children’s Hospital reports 24 kids were hospitalized on Wednesday alone. Seven are in the ICU. About half were eligible for the vaccine, including all four on ventilators.  "We need to create a bubble around those kids that are under age 12, so ...

Arkansas vaccine incentives not working: Health officials Arkansas vaccine incentive program fails to pick up pace Replay Video UP NEXT Arkansass million-dollar stick and carrot has failed to pick up its lagging COVID-19 numbers, according to recent health data. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson took a page from other states, such as Ohio and New York, and introduced a vaccine incentive program for residents who are eligible for their shots on May 25. The million-dollar program gave out an Arkan...

Arkansas officials admit incentives to get state vaccinated no longer working A program giving lottery tickets failed to incentivize Arkansas, where less than 40% of eligible residents are vaccinated. Author: Ian Russell (KTHV) Updated: 7:41 PM CDT June 29, 2021 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Barely a month after it was introduced, the vaccine incentive program, which gave lottery tickets and Game and Fish certificates, is already being scratched off as ineffective. "Were...

Arkansas governor forms panel on states share of virus aid ANDREW DeMILLO, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks to reporters at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The governor formed a steering committee to come up with plans for spending the states share of the latest federal coronavirus relief package.Andrew Demillo/AP LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday formed a panel to come up with ways to s...

Governor talks COVID-19 vaccines for 12+ and plans for $5 billion in federal aid Governor Hutchinson talks about plans for American Rescue Plan funds. Anxious Arkansas parents hoping to secure COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 12 and up have just a tiny bit longer to wait. Governor Hutchinson announced Tuesday that we’re still waiting on guidance from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) before 12- to 15-year-olds can roll up their sleev...

30:40 Hear KUARs live broadcast of Tuesdays press conference on the pandemic by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Gov. Asa Hutchinson urged Arkansans on Tuesday to still get the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines despite Johnson and Johnson distribution pause Credit Governors Office / YouTube Arkansas is among states pausing the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after reports of people developing unusual blood clots. This comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administra...

Another 180,000 Arkansans are newly eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccines as the state fully opens up Phase 1B of its vaccination schedule . Gov. Asa

Almost half of Arkansans age 70-plus have received first COVID shot, state says Arkansas Nonprofit News Network February 27, 202110:45 pm THE SHOT: Jennifer Roberts, assistant director of the pharmacy at UAMS, displays a vial of the Pfizer vaccine. Bryan Clifton, UAMS About 49% of all people in Arkansas age 70 or older have now received at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine, according to numbers provided by the Arkansas Department of Health o...

Gov. Asa Hutchinson We are in our second month of inoculating Arkansans against COVID-19 and today I’d like to talk about the progress we are making. We have received nearly 473,000 doses of the vaccine and we have administered right at 252,000 of the first dose. Arkansas ranks in the top 15 states in the number of doses administered and we are also giving out the second dose of the vaccine on schedule with a separate supply for the second dose. Our goal is to vaccinate all those who are e...