By MICHAEL TILLEY/ TALK BUSINESS & POLITICS
With around 10% of Arkansans being fully vaccinated and a push by the Biden administration to open vaccine access, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday expanded eligibility an estimated 1.2 million Arkansans in the 1c category.
There are an estimated 2.131 million Arkansans now eligible – total in categories 1a-c – to receive the vaccine, according to the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). The state’s population is about 3.018 million according to the latest estimate from the U.S. Census.
“It is important to move to 1c so we can open up more and keep the demand coming for the vaccine to make sure there is not any gap and to give everyone the best opportunity to get the vaccine that wants one and who needs it,” Gov. Hutchinson said Tuesday during his weekly COVID-19 press briefing.
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Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday he is expanding vaccine eligibility to all Arkansans in category 1-C.
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