CONWAY — The state Department of Health and Human Services has notified Memorial Hospital that 150 more COVID vaccine doses will be sent to the hospital each week for appointments to be scheduled only using the 211 state vaccine call center.
The hospital also is receiving 170 more doses per week that are allocated specifically for second shots, but those additional doses may not be available past March.
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