COVID-19
April 19, 2022
UAMS Study Finds Marshallese in U.S. Mobilized to Address Pandemic Hardships
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FAYETTEVILLE — Faced with material hardships that were intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic, Marshallese communities in the United States mobilized to address the issues and help one another. According to a study by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers in the Office of Community Health & Research, socially vulnerable groups in the U.S….
February 22, 2022
UAMS Researchers Find COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Prevalent Even Among Vaccinated
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FAYETTEVILLE — Researchers with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health and Research recently published four articles on a study they conducted that found that many adults in Arkansas receiving the COVID-19 vaccine are doing so despite experiencing some doubts about the shot. The researchers determined – through a survey…
February 15, 2022
UAMS Receives $10 Million to Expand Community-Based Outreach Efforts to Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations
![Andrew Roshell IV, 16, gets his first shot of the Pfizer vaccine during the first COVID-19 Community Vaccination Clinic on April 10.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Possible-feature-image-2-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to fund COVID-19 outreach efforts across Arkansas. UAMS will use the grant to mobilize and deploy community health workers, patient navigators and social support specialists to the…
September 24, 2021
UAMS Offers Booster COVID Vaccines in Northwest Arkansas
![The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will begin offering third doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to qualifying individuals on Monday, Sept. 27, at the Vaccine Clinic at 401 S. Monroe St. in Little Rock. This clinic also provides seasonal flu vaccines.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/COVID-vaccine-150x150.jpg)
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus will begin offering booster doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to qualifying individuals on Monday, Sept. 27, at its drive-thru Vaccine Clinic at 1100 N. Woolsey Ave. in Fayetteville. No appointments are necessary. In accordance with FDA authorization, booster doses of the…
August 10, 2021
UAMS Research Sheds Light on Vaccine Hesitancy in Arkansas
![Vaccines are available at multiple locations across the state of Arkansas.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/COVID-vax-U-of-A-sys-01202021-DSC_2171-150x150.jpg)
Researchers at UAMS have found that trust in vaccines, fear of infection, and race or ethnicity play a large role in whether or not people will get a COVID-19 vaccine, particularly when looking at socio-demographic factors.
July 28, 2021
UAMS Research Looks at Arkansans’ Preferred COVID-19 Testing Sites, Reasons for Not Getting Tested
![Ronald Brimberry, M.D., administers a COVID-19 test at a drive-thru testing site at the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Drive-Thru-Clinic-NWA-2-150x150.jpg)
FAYETTEVILLE – Two studies by researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have shed some light on Arkansans’ preferred locations for COVID-19 testing and the reasons why some people may decide not to get a test in the first place. “Due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Arkansas,…
April 28, 2021
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Vaccinations May 4 in Rogers
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FAYETTEVILLE — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Pop-Up COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic will be held from 3-8 p.m., Tuesday, May 4, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 1416 W. Poplar St., in Rogers. Pre-registration for the event is available, and walk-ups will be welcome. To register ahead, visit vaccinesignup.uams.edu/nwaclinic or call 479-332-0222…
September 8, 2020
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Sept. 10 in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Sept. 10 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville. Testing will be in the parking lot at the corner of North Street and Woolsey Avenue. There will be no out-of-pocket cost for testing….
June 19, 2020
UAMS and its Northwest Arkansas Community Partners Deliver Food to Families in Isolation or Quarantine
![Peter Cooper of UAMS Northwest unloads a truck of food relief boxes.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/DSC_2939-150x150.jpg)
FAYETTEVILLE – Made possible by the collaboration of community partners across Northwest Arkansas, more than 50 volunteers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Arkansas Immigrant Defense, and Tyson Foods, among others fanned out over Washington and Benton Counties today to provide no-contact delivery of food boxes to over 200 families self-quarantined due…
May 8, 2020
UAMS Mobile Unit Screens in Warren, Mountain Home, Forrest City, SW Little Rock
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It’s been another busy week for the UAMS Mobile Triage Unit, which provided nearly 400 COVID-19 drive-thru evaluations last week in four different cities: Warren, Mountain Home, Forrest City and southwest Little Rock. “These mobile testing sites are vital for rural communities and people who may not have access to transportation,” said Jennifer Hunt, M.D.,…
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