Moderna Plans Booster Doses To Help Fight Virus
Moderna officials say while its COVID-19 vaccine’s protection is holding up, it’s planning for booster doses to help fight the highly contagious delta variant.
Covid Cases Hit Levels Not Seen Since February As Governor Cooper Stops Short Of Reinstating The Mask Mandate
The Delta Covid variant is causing a surge in North Carolina cases not seen since February.
Nursing Home To Workers: Get Vaccine Or Lose Your Job
The U.S. nursing home industry’s resistance to forcing workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 for fear that too many of them might quit began to crack this week when its biggest player announced its employees must get the shot to keep their jobs.
NASCAR To Require Masks In Enclosed Areas Going Forward
NASCAR is adjusting its health protocols as COVID-19 cases increase across the country.
Obama Curtails 60th Birthday Bash After Delta Variant Surge
The party for the nation’s 44th president will go on, but only for family and close friends.
A Charlotte Woman Participating In Trial For The Pfizer Booster Shot
The South Park resident works in clinical research and has three autoimmune diseases.
More North Carolinians Getting COVID Shot Amid Delta Variant
More North Carolinians came in for a COVID-19 vaccine last week than on any given week over the past two months, according to data state health officials released Tuesday.
Food Giant Tyson To Require Vaccination For All US Workers
Meat processer Tyson Foods will require all of its U.S. employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, becoming one of the first major employers of frontline workers to do so amid a resurgence of the virus.
NYC Will Require Vaccination Proof For Indoor Dining, Gyms
New York City will soon require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone who wants to dine indoors at a restaurant, see a performance or go to the gym, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday, making it the first big city in the U.S. to impose such restrictions.
Graham 1st Vaccinated Senator To Test Positive For COVID-19
Sen. Lindsey Graham has become the first senator to disclose a breakthrough infection after being vaccinated against the coronavirus, saying Monday he is “very glad” he received the vaccine, without which his current symptoms would be “far worse.”
Health Care Employees Protest Hospital System Vaccine Mandates
Hundreds of health care workers, along with their family and friends, are protesting vaccine requirements at local hospitals. The group marched from Freedom Park to Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center on Sunday afternoon.
Lawmakers Scramble To Reach Deal Before Eviction Moratorium Expires
Tonight lawmakers on Capital Hill are scrambling to reach a deal to extend the federal eviction moratorium before it expires tomorrow night.
Study: Vaccinated People Can Carry As Much Virus As Others
In another dispiriting setback for the nation’s efforts to stamp out the coronavirus, scientists who studied a big COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts concluded that vaccinated people who got so-called breakthrough infections carried about the same amount of the coronavirus as those who did not get the shots.
Panthers LB Perryman Will Wear Mask, Won't Get Vaccinated
Denzel Perryman thinks everyone should be wearing a mask until the coronavirus pandemic subsides. But when it comes to getting the vaccination shot, the Carolina Panthers linebacker says no way.
Masks Will Be Required In Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools For The Upcoming School Year
Masks will be required in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for the 2021-2022 school year. The Board passed the vote 8-1.
Once Fading, Mask Sales Starting To Rebound
Masks, which had started to disappear from store shelves, may be front and center again.
GOP Governors Lend Support To Mississippi Anti-Abortion Law
Led by South Carolina’s Henry McMaster, a dozen Republican governors are wading into a lawsuit over Mississippi’s new anti-abortion law, the outcome of which could have implications for similar measures across the country.
CMS Superintendent Earnest Winston Sends Mask Recommendation To Board Of Education
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' Superintendent Earnest Winston sent a memorandum to the Board of Education recommending all students, staff, volunteers, and visitors inside CMS facilities to wear masks for the 2021-2022 school year.
Meck Co. Health Leaders Urge Indoor Masking, Even for the Vaccinated
Mecklenburg County health leaders are urging everyone to mask up indoors, regardless of vaccination status. It comes amid a rise in "breakthrough" cases among those fully vaccinated.
"Ok Not To Be Ok": Mental Health Takes Top Role At Olympics
For decades, they were told to shake it off or toughen up — to set aside the doubt, or the demons, and focus on the task at hand: winning. Dominating. Getting it done.
Lollapalooza To Require Vaccination Card Or Negative Test
The hordes of people expected to descend on Chicago’s Grant Park for the Lollapalooza music festival this week will be required to show proof that they’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19 or tested negative for the disease within the last three days.
North Carolina Requiring State Health Workers To Get Vaccine
North Carolina’s health department will require workers, volunteers and others at 14 state-run health care facilities to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Sept. 30 unless they qualify for a medical or religious exemption, according to a memo.
AP Source: Panthers QB Darnold Has Had 2 Vaccination Shots
Carolina Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold has had two coronavirus vaccination shots and will be considered fully vaccinated on July 30, according to a person familiar with the situation.
South Carolina Says Its Schools Can’t Follow CDC Mask Advice
Despite updated federal guidelines recommending indoor mask use at schools nationwide, even for vaccinated students, South Carolina education officials said Tuesday that they won’t be able to follow the advice, due to recently passed legislation.
CDC Reverses Course On Indoor Masks In Some Parts Of US
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed course Tuesday on some masking guidelines, recommending that even vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging.
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