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Today on The Outline: The new COVID-19 vaccine could be available in pharmacies as early as tomorrow. Also, the Arkansas Legislature is likely to pass a new law prohibiting vaccination mandates for government employees. Plus, The University of Arkansas’ Chemical Engineering Department receives a large gift.
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Today on The Outline: Possible LEARNS repeal falls short. Also, Arkansas Children's will use its largest donation ever to expand services in the region. Plus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns summer COVID-19 infections might rise.
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News today includes a slight reduction in joblessness in Arkansas, a new infectious disease dashboard from the Arkansas Department of Health and the end of the Arkansas Razorback women's basketball season.
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Ozarks at Large's daily outline of what's happening includes the continuation of a lawsuit regarding Ivermectin use at a county jail, the continued run of the play "Sanctuary City" at TheatreSquared and another win for the Razorback baseball team.
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On today's show, Arkansas Hispanic and Marshallese Communities are more open to get a COVID-19 vaccine faith-based centers, according to a study from the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences. Randy Dixon's experience reporting on special projects ranging from tornado chasing and the Bosnian War. Plus, Arkansas lawmakers advance legislation to end Affirmative action in the state, residents voice concerns on stormwater on Fayetteville and more.
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In place since early 2020, two national COVID-19 emergency declarations are now scheduled to end this coming May. Dr. Joe Thompson, President and CEO of Arkansas Center for Health Improvement in Little Rock — who’s provided timely reliable guidance to the public throughout the pandemic — offers suggestions on how to prepare for this major change.
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A new study from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences finds that loss from COVID-19 has been substantial, and that minority populations have experienced even greater loss.
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December is a busy time for giving. Heather Larkin, the CEO of Arkansas Community Foundation, talks with Roby Brock about how the pandemic affected giving and what the future of philanthropy might look like.
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A project coordinated by UAMS and funded by the National Institutes of Health will develop intervention tools for rural pharmacists to address vaccine hesitancy.
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Twitter quietly released that they would no longer be enforcing their COVID-19 misinformation guidelines on the platform. This has left many public health officials, include Dr. Joe Thompson from Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, to advise people to stop trusting medial information published on Twitter.