We urge those in our community to please continue using precautions in
large groups of people, wash your hands often, wear a mask indoors and
get vaccinated. Widespread vaccination is a critical tool to help stop
the pandemic.
If you are eligible, please consider a COVID-19 vaccine. They are available
at no cost at multiple Mountain Home locations. Please call for more information,
as some require appointments.
Baxter Regional Health System locations:
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines (for anyone aged 12 and older)
Baxter Regional Internal Medicine & Infectious Disease Clinic
Baxter Regional Family Clinic on Market
To request an appointment, call the Baxter Regional COVID-19 Resource Line
at (870) 508-7001.
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines (for previously established patients only aged
18 and older).
Baxter Regional Ahrens Clinic – (870) 449-4221
Baxter Regional Family Clinic – (870) 425-6212
Hometown Clinic Family Practice on Main, Mountain View – (870) 269-7414
Hometown Clinic at Mountain View – (870) 269-3447
Hometown Clinic at Melbourne – (870) 916-2150
Hometown Clinic at Calico Rock – (870) 916-2000
Other local locations:
Baxter County Health Unit – (870) 425-3072
Boston Mountain Rural Health Center – (870) 701-0238
Harps Pharmacy – (870) 508-0071 or (870) 425-6556
Heartland Pharmacy – (870) 425-2221
Regional Family Medicine – (870) 425-6971
Walgreens – (870) 424-3814
Walmart Pharmacy – (870) 492-7733
For more vaccine location information:
Call the Arkansas Department of Health Vaccine Call Line at 1-800-985-6030
The COVID-19 vaccine is an important tool in ending the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wearing masks and social distancing help reduce your chance of being exposed
to the virus or spreading it to others, but these measures are not enough.
Vaccines will work with your immune system so it will be ready to fight
the virus if you are exposed. The combination of getting vaccinated and
following CDC recommendations to protect yourself and others will offer
the best protection from COVID-19.
Important facts about the COVID-19 vaccine:
Vaccines won’t end the pandemic; other protections will continue.
Please continue to cover your mouth and nose with a mask when around others,
stay at least 6 feet away from others, avoid crowds, and wash your hands often.
No vaccine is 100% effective, but this will give us the best COVID-19 protection.
On August 23, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved
the initial 2-dose Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for those aged 16
years and older.
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) continues for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
for those aged 12-15 years as well as for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson's
Janssen vaccines.
Pfizer-BioNTech is a two dose shot, given 3 weeks apart, for people aged
12 and older.
Moderna are two shots, given 4 weeks apart, for people aged 18 and older.
Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen is a one dose shot for people aged
18 and older.
You are full vaccinated 2 weeks after your second shot of Pfizer-BioNTech
or Moderna and your only shot of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen.
COVID-19 vaccines are available at no cost to the patient.
After COVID-19 vaccination, you may have some side effects of flu-like
symptoms. This is a normal sign that your body is building protection.
Information about COVID-19 vaccine boosters:
On August 12, 2021, the
FDA granted Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) to Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19
vaccines for administration of a 3rd (additional) dose of mRNA COVID-19
vaccine after an initial 2-dose primary mRNA COVID-19 vaccine series for
certain immunocompromised people (i.e., people who have undergone solid
organ transplantation or have been diagnosed with conditions that are
considered to have an equivalent level of immunocompromise).
Those wishing to receive an additional dose
must meet the following criteria:
1. It has been at least 28 days since you completed the 2nd dose of Pfizer-BioNTech
COVID-19 vaccine.
2. You are moderately or severely immunocompromised due to a medical condition
or immunosuppressive medications or treatments, including:
Active treatment for solid tumor and hematologic malignancies.
Receipt of solid-organ transplant and taking immunosuppressive therapy.
Receipt of CAR-T-cell or hematopoietic stem cell transplant (within 2 years
of transplantation or taking immunosuppression therapy).
Moderate or severe primary immunodeficiency (e.g., DiGeorge syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich
syndrome).
Advanced or untreated HIV infection.
Active treatment with high-dose corticosteroids (i.e., ≥20mg prednisone
or equivalent per day), alkylating agents, antimetabolites, transplant-related
immunosuppressive drugs, cancer chemotherapeutic agents classified as
severely immunosuppressive, tumor-necrosis (TNF) blockers, and other biologic
agents that are immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory.
People with questions about whether they qualify for a third dose should
reach out to their primary care physician.
We are currently awaiting guidance regarding booster doses for those who
are not immunocompromised. More information about third doses for anyone
aged 12 years and older will be released once official guidance from FDA
and CDC is issued.
Call the
Baxter Regional COVID-19 Resource Line at
(870) 508-7001 to schedule an appointment for a COVID-19 test, vaccine or
infusion (with provider's order) or reach the Baxter Regional COVID-19 Hotline.
