vaccinations


November 27, 2023

Five Flu Vaccine Myths … Busted!

News Staff

Little girl receives a flu shot. Image text says "Five Myths About Flu Vaccines."

By Sheldon Riklon, M.D., UAMS Family Medicine Physician The best way to prevent the flu is to get vaccinated every year. However, myths about the flu shot often cause people to skip it. For National Flu Vaccination Week (Dec. 4-8), here are five of the most common, and untrue, myths about the flu vaccine. Myth:…


January 25, 2023

UAMS Researchers Find Hispanics, Marshallese Are More Likely to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine at Church

David Wise

A Marshallese resident in Northwest Arkansas receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot.

FAYETTEVILLE — People in some minority and underserved communities were more open to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at their church than in a medical setting, according to researchers at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. In a recently published study in the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary…


September 17, 2018

Adult Vaccinations to Be Given Sept. 28 at the UAMS West Central Center on Aging in Fort Smith

Ben Boulden

Sept. 17, 2018 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Schmieding Caregiver Training Program and Walgreens are working together to provide adult vaccinations Sept. 28 at the UAMS West Central Center on Aging in Fort Smith. Adult vaccinations for flu and pneumonia will be administered from 11-1 p.m. at the center, 2414 S….


October 6, 2017

Adult Vaccinations to Be Given Oct. 20 at the UAMS Reynolds Institute on Aging

Ben Boulden

Oct. 6, 2017 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Schmieding Caregiver Training Program and Walgreens are working together to provide adult vaccinations Oct. 20 at the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. From 9-11 a.m. on the second floor of the Reynolds Institute, 629 Jack Stephens Drive, adult vaccinations will be…


November 16, 2016

Schmieding Program in Springdale Hosts Healthy Families #Stick Together Nov. 18

Ben Boulden

Nov. 16, 2017 | A program to educate families and caregivers on the importance of adult vaccinations will be held from noon-1 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Schmieding Center for Senior Health & Education in Springdale, part of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Healthy Families #Stick Together is presented by the National Alliance…