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Nursing Home Staffs Across Arkansas Report Low COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

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Arkansas Center for Health Improvement

According to data compiled by Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, just thirty-two percent of Arkansas nursing homes report that fewer than half of their healthcare personnel are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Vaccines are not currently mandated by the state of Arkansas, but President Biden's administration recently annouced a planned mandate on the federal level that will be tied to Medicare and Medicaid funding for these facilities.

Matthew Moore is senior producer for Ozarks at Large.
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