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COVID-19 Omicron Subvariants Grip Arkansas

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Omicron virus

Arkansas and other southern states — where COVID-19 vaccination rates are low — this summer are ground zero for Omicron subvariant infections. Dr. Robert Hopkins, a professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, and Chief of Internal Medicine at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, provides insight and guidance about this new outbreak.

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Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for <i>Ozarks at Large.</i>
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