Federal pause on vaccine forces clinic cancellations Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine (Source: VA) By Region 8 Newsdesk | April 13, 2021 at 8:22 AM CDT - Updated April 13 at 8:42 AM
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Those who planned to get the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will have to wait or make other plans.
As a result, several area vaccine clinics have been canceled, including:
Jonesboro:
Pop-up vaccine clinic scheduled for Tuesday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Craighead County Health Unit, 611 E. Washington Ave. has been canceled.
Paragould:
Arkansas Methodist Medical Center announced the vaccine clinic scheduled for Tuesday, April 13, has been cancelled. Those with questions should call 870-205-2000. It will offer the Moderna vaccine on Saturday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Paragould Community Center.
Vaccinate Region 8: Where you can get the COVID-19 vaccine a list of COVID-19 vaccine clinics available in Region 8: (Source: KEYC) By Region 8 Newsdesk | March 12, 2021 at 8:22 AM CST - Updated April 8 at 3:16 PM
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Here is a list of COVID-19 vaccine clinics available in Region 8:
Batesville:
NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University will hold a free COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Batesville April 13. The clinic will be from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Batesville High School gym, at 1 Pioneer Drive. All Arkansans ages 18 and up are eligible to participate. NYITCOM will be administering the Moderna vaccine, and the people who attend the event will be required to return on May 11 for their second dose. The follow-up event will also be held in the Batesville High School gym. Insurance is not required, and vaccines are free to those eligible due to a grant NYITCOM received from the Arkansas Minority Health Commission.
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Pemiscot County Health Center receives 500 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Pemiscot County Health Center receives 500 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine By Isabelle Hanson | March 4, 2021 at 5:52 PM CST - Updated March 4 at 6:18 PM
HAYTI, Mo. (KFVS) - The Pemiscot County Health Center received 500 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Tuesday, March 9.
“It was a pleasant surprise that we got it,” said Gerri Smith, Pemiscot County Health Center’s Administrator. “With the Johnson & Johnson, we can give them their one shot, and they’re good to go.”
According to Smith, the one dose vaccine’s beneficial for health centers like the one she leads, considering she only has two nurses. Both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccine require two doses.