Hospitals in Berryville and Eureka Springs received their first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, Dec. 18, and began vaccinating employees that afternoon.
Mercy Hospital in Berryville planned to begin vaccinating employees at about 1 p.m. Friday, senior media relations specialist Jennifer Cook said by email Wednesday, Dec. 16.
It will likely take a couple of days to exhaust the supply in the first shipment, so vaccinations will continue Monday, Cook said. We followed state guidelines for prioritizing recipients, and those working directly with COVID patients and high-risk co-workers are first.
Cody Qualls, executive director of development, corporate and community relations for Mercy Berryville, said 54 hospital employees had been vaccinated by Monday morning.