CONWAY — The Memorial Hospital COVID-19 vaccination clinic is busy providing COVID booster shots for the community. Hospital officials said last week, however, that the public seems uncertain about who can and cannot currently get the booster.
“There’s a lot of confusion around who’s eligible or not,” said Memorial Hospital Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Will Owen, who is in charge of the vaccination clinic.
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