Hyde Pharmacy resumes COVID-19 vaccinations after winter weather
Pharmacy Catching Up on Vaccine Clinics By Monae Stevens | February 19, 2021 at 9:03 PM CST - Updated February 20 at 9:26 AM
PARAGOULD, Ark. (KAIT) - A Greene County pharmacy resumed their COVID-19 vaccination clinics Friday with hopes of being caught up by next week.
The winter storm slowed down the business at Hyde Pharmacy, Inc., causing them to postpone their vaccination appointments.
The owners plan on rescheduling appointments and will be working to prioritize people who need to get their second vaccine then proceeding will be the ones scheduled to get their first dose.
Kenny Kuenzel, one of Hyde’s owners, says those who received their first vaccine have a three-week window before can get their second shot.
FDA authorizes Pfizer vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration tonight approved an emergency use authorization for the release of
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, which means it should be on the way, albeit in a relatively small number of doses.
The FDA has said shipments could begin 24 to 48 hours after approval; UAMS Vice Chancellor said vaccinations could begin as soon as Monday. The Department of Health has been told Arkansas will receive 25,000 doses, but that is not firm.
Advertisement Dr. Cam Patterson sent this message to all employees and students:
Dear Team UAMS,
For months, we have all watched as pharmaceutical companies worked on a virus for the novel coronavirus that has killed more than 1.5 million people around the world. We waited and hoped for the day that the Food and Drug Administration would approve the release of a vaccine – a day that has finally come.