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The Caregiver’s Guide to Caring for a Loved One with COVID-19
If you are a caregiver for an elderly loved one, you now have one more concern to add to the list—the potential for airborne exposure to the COVID-19 virus. While focusing on prevention is very important, keeping your loved one completely safe from this virus may not be possible. Visiting community gathering places such as…
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Funds Distributed
Thanks to Arkansas legislatures, senior centers across the state are receiving funds to help cover operating costs. This one-time state funds transfer comes as part of a larger $3 million in restricted reserve funds to the state Department of Human Services’ Division of Aging, Adult and Behavioral Services. Staff from the Area Agency on Aging…
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Should I Get Vaccinated? How to Make an Informed Decision about the COVID-19 Vaccine
There’s a lot of information—and misinformation—out there about COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccines designed to help fight it. The coronavirus disease (more commonly referred to as COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. However, this variant is more difficult to treat because it’s resistant to most of the common antiviral drugs. The…