Pharmacies preparing to administer updated booster shots
Some places hope to start administering the booster shots as early as next week
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Some places hope to start administering the booster shots as early as next week
Covid-19 vaccines updated to target the most common strains of the omicron variant continued to arrive in Arkansas on Friday, a day after they received final clearance from federal regulators for use as boosters, and some health care providers began administering the shots.
An uptick in Arkansas' new coronavirus cases resumed Thursday even as the number of people hospitalized with covid-19 fell by double digits, dropping below 300 for the first time in more than a week.
The Natural State has seen a consistent decline in active cases and hospitalizations