SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. — Simmons Foods offered another drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic to team members in the River Valley Tuesday (March 16).
The drive-thru vaccine clinics are being held in conjunction with Simmons' network of Care Clinics and on-site medical professionals.
Simmons workers received the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday at their Van Buren plant.
Last week, Simmons provided over 1,100 vaccinations to Arkansas team members. This week, Simmons is offering the vaccine to 1,500 of its River Valley workers.
Over 400 Simmons team members were vaccinated on Tuesday.
“Our team members have been coming to work throughout the pandemic we’re just very glad we can offer the vaccines to our team members”," said Juli Maus, Communications Director at Simmons Foods.
The clinics were made possible last week after the state opened priority vaccine distribution to food industry workers.
Simmons told 5NEWS they plan to host events like this until every one of their workers who want to get the vaccine has the opportunity to get one.
The company says vaccinations will provide an added layer of protection to the many health and safety measures already in place at the company, including masks, barriers, physical distancing, enhanced cleaning, health screenings and more.
Even with workers getting COVID-19 vaccines, Simmons says they will still follow proper safety measures to prevent the spread of the virus.