With COVID-19 variants increasingly circulating in Arkansas as we head into summer, data show that new case, hospitalization, and death rates are again rising after a mid-April lull. Protective vaccination and booster rates however remain flat. Dr. Joe Thompson, CEO of Arkansas Center for Health Improvementframes the situation.
COVID-19 Cases in Arkansas Begin to Surge Towards Summer, Vaccine Rates Languish
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