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Advocates Say Disabled Arkansans Left Out of Vaccine Rollout Planning

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Published March 18, 2021 at 2:47 PM CDT
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Daniel is one of the Arkansans who received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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LifeStyles hosted a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for about 160 of its clients and staff yesterday. The governor expanded eligibility to all Arkansans with intellectual and developmental disabilities last week, but advocates say these individuals should have been offered protection much sooner.

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