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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 on Friday. About 22% of that age group have received their second dose as well. Both of the vaccines now being distributed in the U.S. one manufactured by Pfizer, the other by Moderna require two shots to be fully effective, though recent studies suggest that even a single dose may protect most people against severe illness. A single-shot vaccine, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, was approved for emergency use by federal regulators on Saturday.

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