By Grayson Green
ArkansasCovid.com
Miller County lags in fully vaccinated residents with 1,370 residents fully vaccinated as of April 5, 2021. Between March 16 and April 5, Miller County has had a .25% percent increase in fully vaccinated residents. Despite the slow vaccine distribution in the county, business in the area is continuing to boom as the pandemic slows down.
Michael Malone, Chief Executive Officer at the Miller County Chamber of Commerce, said businesses are coming back strong, some are doing better than before the pandemic and are pleased to come back. Some adjustments had to be made in distribution and product type to fit the new consumer, he said. “As more people get vaccinated than people are going out more,” he said, which helps local businesses in the area.
Amanda Delarosa, employee at Fat Jacks Oyster and Sports Bar in Miller County, said business has been great lately. As the pandemic simmers down, business is returning back to normal, she said. With vaccine distribution being eligible to more Arkansans, local businesses in Arkansas are striving toward normalcy once again.