Health Department announces when & where to get COVID-19 vaccine

The Arkansas Department of Health announced the schedule for Arkansans to be eligible for a vaccine. (Phase timelines and priority groups may vary based on available vaccine supply and medical need.)

CHART UPDATED Jan. 12, 2021 to reflect changes in groups eligible for vaccinations. Changes are in pink.

PHASE 1-A

Arkansas is currently in Phase 1-A of the vaccination schedule. You are eligible if you are:

• a health care worker,
• long-term care staff or resident,
• EMS, fire, police first responders and
• People age 70 and older
• other high priority groups, such as:
  • primary care
  • urgent care
  • college/university student health center
  • K-12 health clinics and school nurses
  • dental clinics
  • ems, fire, law enforcement who serve as first responders
  • pharmacies
  • home health
  • private care/personal care
  • hospice care
  • dialysis centers
  • corrections officers
  • blood donation centers
  • teachers and school staff

These individuals may obtain the vaccination at their worksite, at clinics conducted at a facility, or through a 1-A pharmacy.

The current locations for 1-A vaccinations in Saline County are:

• West Side Pharmacy, 620 W. South St., Benton
• Bryant Family Pharmacy 3801 Highway 5N, Bryant
• East End Express Pharmacy, 21019 Hwy 167, Suite 100, Hensley

PHASE 1-B

Phase 1-B is estimated to begin in February 2021 for the following individuals:

• Frontline essential workers
  • food and agricultural workers
  • firefighters/police not in 1-A
  • manufacturing workers
  • grocery store workers
  • public transit workers
  • childcare workers
  • US Postal Service workers
  • essential government workers

PHASE 1-C

Phase 1-C is estimated to begin in April 2021 for the following individuals:

• people age 65-69
• people age 16-64 with high-risk medical conditions
• essential workers
  • transportation and logistics
  • water and wastewater
  • food service
  • shelter and housing
  • public safety
  • finance
  • IT and communications
  • energy
  • media
  • public health workers

To read more about when and where to get the Covid-19 vaccine, along with more information, visit www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/covid-19-vaccination-plan.