In a striking move to send the country back toward pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday eased indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to safely stop wearing masks inside in most places.
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low and the latest evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs as consumers ramp up spending and more businesses reopen.
The Camino Center, a local Charlotte nonprofit, is working with Walmart to distribute 2,400 COVID-19 vaccines to the Charlotte community during its two-week vaccination event.
U.S. health advisers endorsed use of Pfizerβs COVID-19 vaccine in kids as young as 12 on Wednesday, just as expected new guidelines say itβs OK for people of any age to get the shot at the same time as other needed vaccinations.
COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as U.S. regulators on Monday expanded use of Pfizerβs shot to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect middle and high school students before they head back to class in the fall.
Publix pharmacies are now accepting walk-ins for the COVID-19 vaccine at all of their locations across seven states.
After more than a year of struggle and uncertainty, they are back. The neighborhood theatre in NoDa announcing their first show happening in June.
At a time when fewer and fewer North Carolinians are coming in for a COVID-19 vaccine, state health officials are examining ideas from other states to see what incentives might work to boost participation.
Drugmaker Pfizer has begun the process to earn full U.S. regulatory approval for its COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 16 and older.
Consumer confidence appears to be increasing, with new data showing more than 80% of Americans plan on traveling this summer.
Most North Carolina adults have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, according to data released by the state Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday.
The Biden administration on Wednesday joined calls for more sharing of the technology behind COVID-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the pandemic, a shift that puts the U.S. alongside many in the developing world who want rich countries to do more to get doses to the needy.
The Charlotte Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, has donated $10,000 to the Children's Defense Fund in order to purchase 750 books for children in need.
North Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a proposal to prevent state and local governments from firing or retaliating against employees who decide not to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Vaccination rates across the country are slowing. Local and national health experts warn that achieving herd immunity may not be possible as new variants arise and people decline the shot.
Masks are still required indoors across North Carolina.
Theater students and parents within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools say the arts are being forgotten. There are capacity restrictions on upcoming performances and parents say they wonβt be allowed to attend.Β
The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting on May 4, the White House said Friday, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases in the country and the emergence of potentially dangerous variants of the coronavirus.
Free beer, pot and doughnuts. Savings bonds. A chance to win an all-terrain vehicle. Places around the U.S. are offering incentives to try to energize the nationβs slowing vaccination drive and get Americans to roll up their sleeves.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools have increased the number of guests allowed to attend in-person graduation ceremonies to four guests per graduate.
Under the new Executive Order, masks will still be required indoors but are no longer mandated outdoors. The number of people who may gather indoors will increase from 50 to 100 and the number of people who may gather outdoors will increase from 100 to 200.
Novant Health announced the deployment of its mobile health units to priority ZIP codes across all of its markets in an effort to provide easier access to the COVID-19 vaccine and increase vaccination acceptance.
Analysts are raising fears about a possible gas shortage this summer. It's because companies are having a hard time finding tanker truck drivers.
U.S. health officials say fully vaccinated Americans donβt need to wear masks outdoors anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers, and those who are unvaccinated can go without a face covering outside in some cases, too.
Health officials are working to combat a lack of urgency to get the Covid vaccine. A new survey shows parents wouldn't be too eager to get their kids the shot either.Β
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