Despite being eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, some Arkansans have experienced delays in receiving their doses because of scheduling and supply issues.
Most Arkansas residents working in education, and all Arkansans 70 and older, became eligible to receive the vaccine as part of phase 1-B of the stateâs vaccine distribution plan beginning Jan. 18. The eligibility requirements were expanded to include those 65 and older Feb. 23, and employees working in food manufacturing on Tuesday. As supply increases, the number of groups eligible to receive the vaccine under Phase 1-B will expand, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
Kathy Launder, nursing supervisor for the Springdale school district, worked with Community Pharmacy of Springdale to organize vaccination clinics at Springdale High School, the Don Tyson School of Innovation and Har-ber High School beginning in January. But the pharmacy did not initially receive the full number of doses that health official