North Carolina health leaders have launched the “Find My Vaccine Group” tool to help people figure out when it is their time to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday that frontline essential workers will be eligible for their vaccine earlier than expected - on March 3. The state will begin expanding vaccine eligibility to Group 4 on March 24.
Teachers can now get vaccine appointments starting Monday. It comes with the expectation school districts will go back to five days in-person learning.
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Several frontline essential workers in Group 3 who are required to be on-site for work will be eligible to make appointments for dates beginning March 10:
South Carolina is set to receive 41,000 doses of the newly-approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine in its first shipment, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control said Monday.
North Carolina Health and Human Services says they are expecting more than 80,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot vaccine to arrive in N.C. beginning Wednesday.
During the second mass vaccination clinic at Bank of America Stadium, close to 20,000 people were expected to receive their second dose of the vaccine.
Julia Versteegh has been volunteering with the organization Team Rubicon for the last 10 months. During that time she’s helped with tornado and hurricane relief - now she’s taking on mass vaccine events.
North Carolina has vaccinated the largest share of the over-65 population in the country and leads the way with 49% of people over 65 receiving at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine
Getting an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine has proven to be difficult for many people in North Carolina. Especially because every provider and county has a different system to book an appointment.
Conover resident Dave Cunningham said he is disappointed that people with pre-existing conditions are not being prioritized for the COVID-19 vaccination process.
Hundreds of teachers and other staff members rolled up their sleeves for the first dose of the shot at the Mecklenburg County Health Department clinic at Bojangles Coliseum.
CaroMont Health along with the Gaston County Department of Health and Human Services kicked off its three-day mass vaccine event for teachers, childcare workers, and other school staff on Wednesday.
According to NCDHHS, about 57 percent of the state’s 65+ population has received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. But still, many seniors are struggling to get an appointment.
The teacher vaccination bill passed in the Senate recently. The House Ways and Means healthcare subcommittee held a hearing today where State Superintendent Molly Spearman spoke.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued a new policy in place that prevents out-of-state residents from coming into the state for the sole purpose of getting the vaccine.
A scientist from Hillsborough, North Carolina who is making a big difference in the fight against COVID-19 has been named to the 2021 TIME100 Next list.
Right now, the vaccine is approved to only be stored at normal refrigeration temperatures for up to five days and can only last up to six months in an ultra-cold freezer.
The event, which is by appointment only, will take place Saturday, Feb. 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the United House of Prayer location at 2321 Beatties Ford Road.
Several viewers reached out to the Vaccine Team with the same question; Will the current Moderna and Pfizer vaccines protect against the new variants of the coronavirus?
WBTV looked over DHEC’s newest demographics database. WBTV could not find specific breakdowns on how many eligible White and Black South Carolinians there are. The gap could close when more people become eligible, but right now, DHEC says there is a racial discrepancy in the numbers.
Inclement weather across the country has delayed shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine to many counties in the Carolinas. As a result, several vaccine clinics scheduled for the next few days have been postponed.
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