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Sanders Names Renee Mallory As Health Secretary
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders names Renee Mallory as secretary of health. read more >
State Health Secretary Jose Romero Resigning for CDC Job
Gov. Asa Hutchinson did not say who would replace Romero as the state's top health official. read more >
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Panel Approves $50M Emergency Request for More Beds at Arkansas Hospitals
The money will be used to add 265 beds at 11 hospitals under pressure from the omicron surge. read more >
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Arkansas Runs Out of Intensive Care Beds for COVID Patients
Arkansas runs out of intensive care unit beds for COVID-19 patients for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began. read more >
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Arkansas Makes Food Plant Workers Eligible for Vaccine
Workers at Arkansas' poultry plants and other food manufacturing facilities are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday, in a move that opens up access to the vaccine for another 49,000 people. read more >
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Gov. Asa Hutchinson Gets COVID-19 Vaccine
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Secretary of Health Dr. José R. Romero received their first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine during a televised event Monday. read more >
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Arkansas Adjusts Vaccine Rollout As Coronavirus Cases Surge
Arkansas on Tuesday adjusted its rollout of the coronavirus vaccine as the state's virus patients in the hospital continued hitting record levels. read more >
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Hutchinson Extends COVID Emergency As Deaths Spike
Gov. Asa Hutchinson extends his coronavirus emergency declaration by another two months as the state reported a record one-day spike in deaths and a new high in hospitalizations from COVID-19. read more >
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Truckers Seek Access to Early Vaccines
The American Trucking Associations in Washington, D.C., is lobbying to ensure the nation’s drivers aren’t forgotten where the coronavirus vaccine is concerned. read more >
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3 Arkansas Lawmakers Test Positive for Virus, Governor Exposed
Three Arkansas lawmakers announced Tuesday they have tested positive for the coronavirus and the state’s governor said he’s scaling back his public events and meetings after being exposed to someone with the virus. read more >
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Arkansas Reports 838 COVID-19 Cases; Colleges A Concern
Arkansas' top health official on Friday said the state is beginning to see coronavirus outbreaks at its college campuses as the number of confirmed cases statewide rose by 838. read more >
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Asa Hutchinson Rejects Virus Panel’s Call to Close Bars
Gov. Asa Hutchinson rejects a White House task force's recommendation that Arkansas close bars and implement other restrictions, despite the state posting the 9th highest rate of positive coronavirus tests in the country. read more >
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Sarah Sanders Will Speak at ATA Conference
Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be the keynote speaker at the Arkansas Trucking Association's annual conference Tuesday. read more >
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Arkansas Schools Must Be Open 5 Days A Week Despite Virus
Arkansas is requiring schools to stay open five days a week when classes resume this month, state education officials said Wednesday, complicating efforts by some districts to limit on-site instruction because of the coronavirus. read more >
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Arkansas Reports 791 New Virus Cases; 8 More Deaths
Arkansas reported 791 confirmed new cases of the coronavirus, and eight more people in the state have died from the illness caused by the virus, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday. read more >
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Arkansas Reports 787 New Virus Cases, 6 More Deaths
Arkansas on Wednesday reported 787 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, and six more people in the state have died from the illness caused by the virus. read more >
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Dr. José Romero Ready to Call Shots at Health Department
Dr. José Romero, a pediatric infectious disease specialist, is chief medical officer at the Arkansas Department of Health and in May was appointed as the state’s interim secretary of health, effective July 1. read more >
Nate Smith to Leave Arkansas for CDC Post
Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Nathaniel Smith has been hired by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta to serve as deputy director for public health service and implementation science. read more >
Roddy Lochala Named Chief Medical Officer at Unity Health (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Roddy Lochala is the new chief medical officer of Unity Health in Searcy. read more >
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