6 years after COVID-19, Arkansas leaders need to do more to battle vaccine skepticism

6 years after COVID-19, Arkansas leaders need to do more to battle vaccine skepticism

Registered nurse Orlyn Grace, left, administers a COVID-19 booster vaccination to Jeanie Merriman, right, at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on April 6, 2022 in San Rafael, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Like most people in Arkansas, my daily routine changed completely six years ago this month when the state announced its first case of COVID-19. My beat as an AP statehouse reporter shifted almost entirely to covering the pandemic’s impa…