While the COVID-19 vaccine has yet to arrive in Pope County, health care workers in Fort Smith and Little Rock were among the first in the state to receive the Pfizer vaccine, which began shipping on Monday.
The state of Arkansas has a Tiered approach to vaccination, with front line healthcare workers first in line, Monica Baxter, employee health and infection control nurse at Saint Maryâs Medical Center in Russellville stated in an email Tuesday.
âSaint Maryâs will be receiving our first allotment Thursday, and will begin vaccinating our staff the same day,â Baxter stated. âOur first allotment is 150 doses, and we expect additional allotments in the future.â