With vaccines against covid-19 plentiful, the Arkansas Department of Health offers call-in lines, websites and other information to help unvaccinated residents schedule and receive the shots.
Arkansans age 12 and older are now eligible to get covid-19 vaccinations, according to new federal guidance. The shots are free.
Information and help from the state Health Department include:
• A phone-in line to schedule covid-19 vaccination appointments and get answers to vaccination questions. Call (800) 985-6030, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
• An online list of covid-19 vaccination clinics around the state at: https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/adh-covid-19-vaccine-clinics.
Some accept appointments, others are first-come, first-served. Questions: (800) 985-6030.
• An online list that includes hundreds of pharmacies and hospitals statewide -- "Covid-19 Vaccination Locations" -- that administer shots by appointment or to walk-ins.
The website is: https://bit.ly/3q45Noe.
• An ADH covid-19 call center hot line at (800) 803-7847, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. The hot line offers information related to the coronavirus disease. Or email questions to [email protected].