Coronavirus
Most Americans who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 say they are unlikely to get the shots and doubt they would work against the aggressive delta var...
by The Associated Press - July 26, 2021Coronavirus infections appeared to be continuing to surge in Arkansas on Wednesday, with the count of cases rising by 1,459 and the number of covid-19 patien...
by Andy Davis, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - July 23, 2021Arkansas’ count of coronavirus cases rose Tuesday by 1,875 — the biggest single-day new case total in more than five months — as the number of people hospita...
by Andy Davis, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - July 22, 2021NEW YORK (AP) — Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear masks inside school buildings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday...
by The Associated Press - July 12, 2021Arkansas’ count of coronavirus cases rose Wednesday by exactly 1,000 — the largest single-day increase since February — while the number of people hospitaliz...
by Andy Davis, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - July 9, 2021Amid an uptick in new coronavirus cases in Arkansas, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday urged Arkansans who haven’t been vaccinated to take precautions over the ...
by Andy Davis, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - July 1, 2021U.S. regulators are allowing the release of about 10 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine from a troubled Baltimore factory, but many more d...
by The Associated Press - June 14, 2021The Biden administration Thursday announced a plan to share 25 million doses of coronavirus vaccine globally in what officials described as a down payment on...
by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports - June 7, 2021WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday asked U.S. intelligence officials to “redouble” their efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandem...
by The Associated Press - May 27, 2021Governor Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday that the state would be offering several incentives to residents to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.
by Caitlan Butler - May 27, 2021Active covid-19 cases dropped, but hospitalizations rose by nine, according to the Arkansas Department of Health’s Sunday update.
by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , Ashton Eley - May 25, 2021An abrupt relaxation of mask policies has left workers at supermarkets and other stores reeling as they try to sort out what the new environment means for th...
by The Associated Press - May 21, 2021LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday said he won’t seek another extension of the emergency he declared because of the coronavirus pandemic, al...
by The Associated Press - May 21, 2021WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased indoor mask-wearing guidance fo...
by The Associated Press - May 14, 2021The Arkansas Department of Health anticipates a rise in demand for covid-19 vaccines as soon as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the Pfizer vac...
by Tess Vrbin - May 10, 2021