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Gov. Roy Cooper is supporting the goal, as it aligns with his Jan. 12 announcement of several mass COVID-19 vaccination sites being established across the state to boost rollout of the vaccine.
The N.C. Watchdog Reporting Network surveyed local health departments across the state to find out why North Carolina has ranked near the bottom of states in administering the COVID-19 vaccine. We found a lack of manpower, technical problems and logistical hurdles.
Holly Wilson, a nurse at a long-term care facility in Matthews, said she received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday. Wilson spoke to WBTV via Zoom as she was receiving the shot.
Vaccination appointments for people 70 years and older started on Wednesday in South Carolina.DHEC says that population is more than 670,000 that are now eligible to get the vaccine.To make an appointment you can call the DHEC Care Line at 1-855-472-3432 for assistance with scheduling an appointme
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is calling on qualified individuals to help support COVID-19 vaccination efforts in the state.
Mecklenburg County’s Public Health director has issued a directive asking residents to stay home as much as possible for the next three weeks as the fight continues against COVID-19.
As COVID-19 numbers continue to increase, hospitals are continuing to feel the impacts including fuller ICUs and more strain on their staff.Here in Mecklenburg County, hospitals are keeping a close eye on their ICU’s and making constant adjustments to bed capacity and their staffing where they see
These teachers are asking to put 100 percent virtual learning on the table. It is a request backed by guidance from the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) released back in the summer.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen testified before a joint oversight committee Tuesday regarding the slow rollout of the COVID-19.
State health officials are urging residents to be vigilant in practicing social distancing and wearing masks to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 amid public health experts’ concerns over the recent rise in COVID-19 data trends in South Carolina.
Pharmacies across the Carolinas say they’re ready to help administer the COVID-19 vaccine.But first they need the authorization from North Carolina state leaders.The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is pushing for that authorization saying there’s no one better for the job than your neigh
Nursing homes, where both seniors and other adults in frail health live, have experienced the deadliest consequences of a raging pandemic across the United States.
As healthcare systems ramp up COVID vaccine distributions, some hospitals are calling on community members with prior medical or data gathering experience to help. Tidelands Health officials are opening about 50 temporary positions.
The 30-bed campus constructed in the parking lot of the Caldwell Memorial Hospital was built in just seven days and will provide regional COVID-19 care support for those living in western North Carolina.
COVID-19 cases in Mecklenburg have skyrocketed in recent weeks — and could remain high through mid-February, Mecklenburg County Public Health Director Gibbie Harris said Thursday.
A 30-bed emergency field hospital is scheduled to open Thursday to provide COVID-19 care support for western North Carolina as the pandemic has worsened this winter.
Coroner Karla Deese says she understand everyone has a right to their own choices, but she wants people to understand the choices do not just impact them.
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety announced on Tuesday that 50 National Guard personnel were mobilized to help local health departments with COVID-19 vaccines.
The Stay at Home Order requires people to be home between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Cooper made the announcement as COVID-19 vaccinations administrations began across the state.
Spearman said she was tested on December 31 and was self-quarantined after being identified as a close contact to her husband and her son, who both tested positive for the virus.
In October, Novant Health opened a seven-story building dedicated to cardiac and cancer treatments. One unit in the facility was designed with the future of cancer treatment in mind.
Williams stressed that while diversions become a possibility at these high occupancy rates, each hospital has its own, tailored surge plan and may not need to divert any patients at this time.
A database from the City of Charlotte shows 4,357 COVID-19 violations that Charlotte Mecklenburg Police have responded to from the beginning of March to December 31, 2020.
Friday night, after Governor Henry McMaster called on the department to be more transparent with data the day prior, South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control released new numbers on the allocations received and distributed of the COVID-19 vaccine.
