Benton clinic provides 1,000 people with COVID-19 vaccines
The spots filled quickly after Gov. Asa Hutchinson s announcement that those 65 and older were able to be vaccinated, rather than just 70 and up. Author: Ian Russell Updated: 10:23 PM CST February 27, 2021
BENTON, Ark. In less than 24 hours of its announcement, the vaccine clinic at First United Methodist Church in Benton was booked solid. All 1,000 appointment slots were full. We were kind of watching the numbers, we re like, oh, we re gonna hit 1,000 in the first night, Allie Staton, the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at West Side Pharmacy, said. Wow, this is awesome.
They filled spots quickly after Governor Asa Hutchinson s announcement that those 65 and older were able to be vaccinated, rather than just 70 and up.
Local pharmacies are playing catch up with vaccine distribution after the snowstorm canceled thousands of appointments. Author: Melissa Zygowicz Updated: 10:18 PM CST February 22, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Local pharmacies are playing catch-up with vaccine distribution after the snowstorm canceled thousands of appointments.
The vaccine distribution center at Westside Pharmacy in Benton is a little busier than usual. We are basically tripling and quadrupling our appointments, Pharmacist Allie Staton said.
The pharmacy canceled about a thousand appointments last week because of the winter storm. So, this Saturday, it is hosting its largest mass vaccination clinic yet at First United Methodist in Benton. It will go from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.