Five Flu Vaccine Myths — Busted!
Sheldon Riklon, M.D., UAMS Family Medicine PhysicianThe best way to prevent the flu is to get vaccinated every year. However, myths about the flu shot often cause people to skip it. For National Flu Vaccination…
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Are vaccines on your back-to-school list?
September Public Health Column written by Sheldon Riklon, M.D., UAMS Family Medicine Physician The back-to-school season means getting everything ready for your kids to have a successful year, and there’s one thing that should be…
Laajrak in Wā ko
Lale aolep wā ko rijikuuḷ in Arkansas rej aikuj bōki ṃokta jikuuḷ enaaj jinoe. Kōnono ippān taktō eo aṃ n̄e aṃ kōnaan kobaiki booster ekāāl kōn COVID-19. Loḷọk www.nwa.uams.edu/covid ak kōnaan ippān taktō eo aṃ…
Bōk wā eo
Aolep ri Arkanjō ro remaron̄ kiiō bōk wā in COVID-19. Lomoren ro jet. Bōk wā eo. Pukōt elapḷọk meḷeḷe ikijien wāween bōk wā eo. https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/covid-19-vaccination-plan https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/covid-19-map-of-1-a-pharmacy-locations
Bōk Wā eo
Kōjparok baaṃle eo aṃ. Ejab kauwōtata, elapḷọk aer jerbal, im ejeḷọk wōnāer wā in COVID-19. Lomoren ro jet. Bōk wā eo. Pukōt elapḷọk meḷeḷe ikijien wāween bōk wā eo. https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/covid-19-vaccination-plan https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/covid-19-map-of-1-a-pharmacy-locations
Kōmeļeļe eo an Dr. Riklon kōn Wā in Booster
Dr. Sheldon Riklon gives an update on the COVID-19 pandemic and encourages everyone to get vaccinated and boosted. Read the English summary in May Day 2022 – Part 1. Ekar wōr juon team ar itok…
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Moderna Vaccine Available for Marshallese and other High Risk Groups in Arkansas
The following Walgreen stores will have limited doses of Moderna intended for target health equity groups across the state of Arkansas. Vaccines are available to adults 65 years and older; adults 18-64 years old with…
A Tale of Two Vaccines: Fighting COVID-19
In an interview with New Zealand Pacific Beat, RMI Secretary of Health Jack Niedenthal talked about the success in using the Moderna vaccine in the urban atolls but he said they are waiting for the…
Developments in Modern Medicine to Fight Viruses
As we know, coughing and sneezing spread the COVID-19 virus which remains infectious for up to several days. Soap destroys the virus by breaking up the fatty outside of the virus. Until recently we didn’t…