All Arkansans aged 16+ now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
For the latest vaccine updates from Baxter Regional Medical Center, please
check this webpage, our
Facebook page,
www.ktlo.com, or listen to the
weekly COVID-19 Update on KTLO FM 97.9 Wednesdays at 7 a.m.
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.
Two vaccines, Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, have been approved Emergency
Use Authorizations (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
More are being developed. Baxter Regional has only received and admistered
the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to date.
The available vaccines are two shots, given 3-4 weeks apart.
COVID-19 vaccines are available at no cost to the patient.
Supplies are limited, but will increase over time.
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.
