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
CP Photo: Kaycee Orwig Trans YOUniting held a candlelight vigil on Sun., Feb. 28 outside the City County Building to honor four lives that were lost in the past two weeks. Four trans people of color have died in Western Pennsylvania in February, three of whom were killed within one week. Chyna Carrillo was killed in Lawrence County, an hour north of Pittsburgh, on Feb. 18, and siblings Jasmine Cannady and Jeffrey “JJ” Bright were killed in Ambridge, just 30 minutes from the city, on Feb. 22. Audura Belle also died earlier this month due to lack of health care, according to statements from her friends and family.
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Allegheny Valley School District students will be able to return to in-person learning four days a week beginning Monday, March 8.
The school board voted 7-1 in favor of bringing students in kindergarten through 12th grade back to school four days a week after impassioned arguments supporting the move from both parents and board members.
The board voted unanimously last month to return to a hybrid instructional model in which students are divided into two groups, with one attending in-person classes on Mondays and Thursdays and the other doing so on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Hundreds of Springdale School District employees receive Covid-19 vaccine
Not all of the district s 3,000 employees will be able to get vaccinated this week because the pharmacy did not receive enough doses. Author: Kathryn Gilker Updated: 6:53 PM CST January 20, 2021
SPRINGDALE, Ark. More than 700 Springdale School District employees received the Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday (Jan. 20) during a vaccination clinic on the Springdale High School campus.
The district has a total of around 3,000 employees who will all eventually get the same opportunity.
Special education supervisor, Kelsey Eursery got her vaccine Wednesday.
“Being able to have this opportunity to come here and for the school district to provide us with the time to come and receive this vaccination that will protect us and allow us to better serve our students and staff we are incredibly blessed,” she said.
Arkansas schools preparing to administer COVID-19 vaccine for teachers and staff
Springdale and Fort Smith public schools are prepping to administer the vaccine to teachers and staff as early as next week. Author: Bailey Devane Updated: 6:25 PM CST January 14, 2021
SPRINGDALE, Ark. Arkansas schools are getting ready to administer COVID-19 vaccines for teachers and staff, the Springdale School District says.
Starting next week, Jan. 20-22, the Springdale School District will have pop-up vaccination clinics on their campuses. Working with the Community Pharmacy of Springdale, officials say they can administer 18 vaccinations in a 10-minute time frame. We are going to start at Springdale High School in their axillary gym, that ll be on Wednesday the 20th, we ll start at noon and end at seven, said Kathy Launder, Springdale Schools School Nurse Director. On Thursday, we will go to Don Tyson in their gym, at the same time frame 12-7. And on F