Clinic gives 810
doses of vaccine
A walk-in covid-19 clinic at a Little Rock-CHI St. Vincent community-care facility administered 810 doses of vaccine earlier this month, said Joshua Cook, a hospital spokesman.
The March 13 event was held at 2500 E. Sixth St., a community clinic where CHI St. Vincent personnel offer care in partnership with the city using a sliding-scale that takes into account a patient's ability to pay.
The clinic administered the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, one of the three vaccines approved for use in the U.S. to combat the coronavirus.
Library-talk focus
on capital access
The Central Arkansas Library System will host a researcher at noon Thursday for a discussion about a report on barriers to capital access for women- and minority-owned businesses.
Julia Chears-Young, owner and principal researcher for Precise Data Consulting LLC, is to discuss results of a "comprehensive survey" of business owners in Arkansas, according to the library system.
People can register for the event, which is part of the library system's Rock It! Lab entrepreneurship hub and seminar series, at cals.org.
Scott to announce
2021 plans for city
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. in his State of the City address this week intends to make an announcement about getting the city on track for success in 2021, according to a news release.
Scott plans to "make a major announcement about how we plan to Rebuild the Rock and put our city back on the right footing for more success in 2021 and beyond," according to the release issued Wednesday.
Billed as "Rebuild the Rock: State of the City Virtual Experience," the event will feature Little Rock residents "sharing their experiences and struggles over the past year and aspirations for this year," the mayor's office said.
The virtual speech is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday.