This move is coming after officials say some CMS employees had raised concerns that the Smith Family Center (“Smith”) building had produced a cancer cluster among people who worked there.
A federal judge has extended a ban on United Airlines putting employees on unpaid leave for seeking a medical or religious exemption from the airline’s requirement to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Price believes the tension at these meetings is so high right now because national debates, in particular about COVID-19 mitigation, have become localized.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said that it fired only 16 workers within the department’s state-operated health care system comprised of 14 facilities.
It’s been nearly two months since the mask mandate was re-established in Mecklenburg County, requiring masks in all indoor spaces.County leaders pushed for the mandate when the Delta variant was surging but now that the case numbers are starting to drop, when will county leaders adjust the mask mandate?Mecklenburg County Health Director Gibbie Harris says the percent positivity rate needs to be 5% or lower for 30 days straight for the mask mandate to end. As of October 6th, which is the latest public data for the county, the percent positivity is at 8.9%.
Leaders in Iredell-Statesville Schools said they want to be the district that helps other schools in the rest of North Carolina define COVID-19 protocols.
Students across the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill will have a day without classes Tuesday. The day has been declared a ‘Wellness Day’ by the university’s chancellor, Kevin Guskiewicz.
Some city leadership is concerned because of low vaccination rates in certain City of Charlotte departments, specifically first responders. City of Charlotte employees are not required to get the vaccine but if they don’t show proof of vaccination, they have to submit weekly COVID-19 tests.
“We’re committed to working with the FDA with the ultimate goal of helping protect children against this serious public health threat,” the companies said in a tweet.
The Cabarrus Healthcare Foundation is hosting its first annual WEAR PINK fundraiser during the month of October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Johnson & Johnson announced Tuesday it has submitted data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to support use of a booster shot of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in individuals 18 years of age and older.
Younger students in CMS now have the option to enroll in the virtual school program. This program is for K-2 students who have documented health or medical conditions.
Dr. Fauci said it’s “just too soon to tell” whether holiday gatherings should be limited for the second year in a row due to the ongoing pandemic, but said Americans need to focus on lowering the number of new infections and hospitalizations.
Researchers are working on an alternative way to administer vaccines they say would be pain-free, eliminate the need for injections and be self-administered: vaccine patches.
A Salisbury VA Medical Center surgeon will perform the first ever “local” carpal tunnel surgeries at the Charlotte VA Health Care Center on Monday, Oct. 4.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has cited a Charlotte nursing home after live maggots were found in the wound of a resident suffering from dementia.
Michelle Tunno Buelow is the CEO and founder of the “buy one, feed one baby” brand, Bella Tunno. Bella Tunno makes bright-colored silicone feeding and teething accessories for children.
State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman is responding after a federal judge temporarily blocked the ban on mask mandates in South Carolina schools.
