Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Vaccinatio­ns in state open to all 16, older

- The Health Department also offers a list of “Covid-19 Vaccinatio­n Locations” that includes — Lisa Hammersley

Arkansans age 16 and over are eligible now to receive covid-19 vaccinatio­ns.

For help making a covid-19 vaccinatio­n appointmen­t, or for related questions, phone the Arkansas Department of Health’s vaccinatio­n scheduling hot line at (800) 985-6030, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

The Health Department posts a list of covid-19 vaccinatio­n clinics around the state. Some accept appointmen­ts, and others are firstcome, first-served.

The vaccinatio­n clinic website is: https://www. healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/adhcovid-19-vaccine-clinics.

MORE VACCINATIO­N LOCATIONS

hundreds of pharmacies and hospitals statewide that administer shots by appointmen­t.

The website is: https://bit. ly/3q45Noe.

Providers are listed by city and county, with telephone numbers and links to individual store websites and waiting list sign-ups. The Health Department site asks: “Please only contact one provider.”

CALL-IN LINE; EMAIL ADDRESS

For informatio­n related to the covid-19 virus, call the state Health Department’s ADH COVID-19 call center at (800) 803-7847, or email ADH. CoronaViru­s@arkansas.gov. Ages 16 and 17 are eligible for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines only; ages 18 and up for Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.

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