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 nation’s 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 don’t 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.
The U.S. will begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with the world once it clears federal safety reviews, the White House said Monday, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months.
Each year the U.S. approves dozens of new uses for cancer drugs based on early signs that they can shrink or slow the spread of tumors.
Stephen Curry’s pregame warmup had a little added flair with so many more people watching again. He loved seeing all the familiar ushers as he drove up to the arena three hours early. He thanked the fans before tipoff for being patient and persistent through a pandemic.
The North Carolina Association of Educators' "We ❤️ Public Schools" tour is making a stop in Union County on Saturday, April 24th to celebrate educators hard work and stress the need for funding at all N.C.'s public schools.
Victor Guevara knows people his age have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in many countries. His own relatives in Houston have been inoculated.
U.S. lifts pause, allowing Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccinations to resume.
The Biden administration has taken the first step toward ending an emergency exception that allowed hospitals to ration and reuse N95 medical masks, the first line of defense between frontline workers and the deadly coronavirus.
With the U.S. pause of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine stretched into a second week, authorities are weighing whether to resume the shots the way European regulators decided to — with warnings of a “very rare” risk.
The Iredell-Statesville school district is now using thermal technology in several buildings to take people’s temperatures as they enter.
Firetrucks surrounded Hildebran Elementary School on Monday, April 19th to light up in support for a 4th grade teacher who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.
North Carolina has set aside money to reimburse farmers who bore the financial toll of quarantining their workers during the COVID-19 outbreak last year, a state agency said.
In this week's Healthy Headlines, Becky DeCamillis, a physician assistant with Novant Health Infectious Disease Specialists joins Rising to help sort out the myths from the facts when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine and the possible impact on fertility, pregnancy, and miscarriage.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said on Wednesday that he plans to lift all mandates on social distancing and gathering limits by June 1 if coronavirus metrics remain stable and residents continue to get vaccinated.
The White House is trying to overcome diminishing demand for COVID-19 shots by offering businesses a tax incentive to give employees paid leave to get vaccinated. The move comes as the United States is set to meet President Joe Biden’s goal of administering 200 million coronavirus doses in his first 100 days in office.
The Mecklenburg County health department plans to close the Bojangles Coliseum vaccination site by May 22nd. The county health director cited an increase in supply as demand dwindles as well as a shift to a different vaccination strategy.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is expanding attendance capacity for high school football playoff games and other Spring sports. It comes after parents started a petition asking the district for the change.
Join Mecklenburg County Public Health on Thursday, April 29th at 4 PM for a Facebook Live round table discussion about COVID-19 vaccinations in the African American community.
Mecklenburg County health officials announced Tuesday that the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Bojangles Coliseum will now be accepting walk-in vaccinations without an appointment starting this week.
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