Scientists warn that omicronβs whirlwind spread across the globe practically ensures it wonβt be the last worrisome coronavirus variant. So they urge wider vaccination now while today's shots are still effective.
Masks will be required in all Catawba County Schools beginning Tuesday, January 18th, according to the school board.
StarMed Healthcare will close almost all of its outdoor COVID-19 testing sites on Sunday due to the expected winter storm.
Both NFL officials and local organizers say the championship game isnβt leaving the Los Angeles area.
Discovery Place Science is proud to present the new, interactive Mental Health: Mind Matters exhibition coming to Charlotte January 29th.
The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job.
President Joe Biden says the government plans to double to 1 billion the rapid, at-home COVID-19 tests to be distributed free to Americans.
The U.S. Army, for the first time, is offering a maximum enlistment bonus of $50,000 to highly skilled recruits who sign up for six years.
Former President Donald Trump says politicians who refuse to say whether theyβve received COVID-19 booster shots are βgutless.β
In the last 14 days, Rowan County officials have reported 3,035 active COVID-19 cases, with an average of 248 new cases per day.Β The positivity rate is at 31%, according to a news release.
The Cabarrus County School Board voted 4-3 on Monday night to reinstate its mask mandate.
CMS says 1,029 teachers were absent on Friday. They filled 400 of those spots with substitutes.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools released the latest COVID-19 numbers for students and staff.Β From January 3rd through January 9th, CMS says 1,249 students and 615 staff tested positive for COVID-19.Β There are an additional 1,982 students and 689 staff quarantined.
The Cabarrus Arena & Events Center in Concord is opening a mass COVID-19 testing site this week. Truecare Pharmacy will be offering same-day, free antigen testing Monday and Tuesday.
A Houston mother was charged after authorities allege she placed her 13-year-old son in the trunk of her car to isolate him after he tested positive for COVID-19, then took him to a drive-thru testing site.
The explosion in omicron-fueled coronavirus infections has caused a breakdown in basic functions and services across America.
Pandemic key metrics are hitting record highs this week as cases and hospitalizations rise. Meanwhile, people dying from Covid is on the decline, according to health officials.Β
The FDA now authorizes and the CDC recommends individuals who received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine get a booster dose five months after their last dose.
Free at-home COVID-19 test kits will be made available to Mecklenburg County residents at two different sites in the county on Saturday.
Due to COVID-19 labor shortages, the Mecklenburg County Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board has announced modified retail hours.
Both North and South Carolina health officials have come out in support of the CDC's recommendation to have children 12 to 15-years-old receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster at least five months after they finish their primary vaccine series.
Emotions running high as neighbors in the Starmount neighborhood confront people waiting in line and WCCB was told one man even threatened staff with a shotgun.
A perfect storm of holiday travel, Omicron spreading, and cold and flu season have led to long lines at Covid testing sites and delays in returned results, according to health officials.
The upcoming Grammy Awards have been postponed due to what organizers called βtoo many risksβ due to the omicron variant.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster says there's no need to close schools and businesses because of the omicron variant of COVID-19.
