How to get on the waiting list for COVID-19 vaccine in Baxter, Marion counties

Residents of Baxter and Marion counties wanting to receive the COVID-19 vaccine must sign up for a waiting list with participating local pharmacies.

In Baxter County, two options are available. To get on the list at Medi Save pharmacy, call 870-424-4010. Calls will be answered and callers will be placed on a waiting list. At Heartland Pharmacy, sign-ups are available only online heartland-rx.com. The application must be filled out and applicants will be contacted. Those who seek the vaccine should only call one pharmacy. Calling two pharmacies and getting on both lists, could result in the applicant being removed from any lists.

Baxter Regional Medical Center is not part of the current vaccine rollout for Phase 1B, which is open to those ages 70-and-over, teachers and school staff, childcare and higher education workers. Baxter Regional asks the public to “hold all inquiry calls regarding the vaccine at this time.” The facility will issue updates as warranted.

In Marion County, the only participating pharmacy chosen by the Arkansas Department of Health is Harps Pharmacy in Yellville.

Baxter Regional also addressed its current vaccine situation.

“Baxter Regional has requested a large supply of vaccine doses to vaccinate persons 70 years of age and older in accordance with the plan announced by Governor Asa Hutchinson,” the facility says in a statement. “The plan calls for partial ‘Phase 1B’ vaccinations, but we have not received confirmation at this time from the state if or when those will be made available for us to distribute.

“We do know at this time that there are simply not enough doses in the State to vaccinate all eligible Arkansans. We estimate that it will take thousands of doses to vaccinate our 70+ population, which we do not have,” the statement adds. “The Arkansas Department of Health expects to receive additional supplies each week and will work to make them available as quickly as possible.”

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