Add another obstacle to the already stuttering rollout of COVID-19 vaccines β brutal winter weather creating dangerous conditions and forcing tens of thousands of would-be shot takers to wait longer.
Health officials say starting Friday, February 12th additional first dose appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine will be available through Mecklenburg County Public Health for appointment dates ranging from February 22nd to March 9th.
Health officials say on Thursday a North Carolina resident tested positive for the coronavirus variant, B.1.351 strain, first detected in South Africa back in October.
Officials with Charlotte Douglas International Airport say in 2020 their year-end passenger and operation numbers dropped significantly as the pandemic raged on.
CATS officials say eligible residents will have the perfect opportunity to attend Saturday's mass COVID-19 vaccination event at the Spectrum Center as they will be providing free rides on all Charlotte Area Transit services February 13th.
Educators and support staff in North Carolina will soon be eligible to receive the COVID vaccine. Gov. Roy Cooper making the announcement on Wednesday during a news conference.Β
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday afternoon that educators and support staff will be eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine starting Feb. 24 as part of a staggered rollout of the stateβs next phase of distribution.
Public Health Director Gibbie Harris and other health officials provide a COVID-19 update for Mecklenburg County.
In a new executive order put forward by Governor Roy Cooper on Tuesday, dentists are now invited to assist in COVID-19 vaccination efforts across North Carolina.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper provides a coronavirus update for the state after signing a COVID relief bill into law to distribute federal money.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a coronavirus relief bill Wednesday that will dole out money the state received as part of stimulus bill Congress passed in December.
Medical experts call these patients 'Long Haulers'.
There is some encouraging news coming out of UNC Chapel Hill in regards to the treatment of COVID patients. Researchers have developed a drug thatβs showing promising results.
North Carolina state senators approved a bill Tuesday requiring K-12 public schools to reopen with at least partial in-person instruction made available to the stateβs 1.5 million pupils.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper provides a COVID-19 update for the state as more than 10,000 North Carolinians have died due to the virus since the beginning of the pandemic.
Dozens of teachers demonstrated before Monday night's Cabarrus County School Board Meeting
Police officers and sheriff's deputies are not part of the first group in the state to get the COVID vaccine.
Kansas City Chiefs superfan Ty Rowton hugged strangers in the streets of Miami last year after watching his team win the Super Bowl and then joined hundreds of thousands of fans back home at a victory parade, thinking little of a mysterious virus that his buddies were beginning to talk about.
When a Halloween party sparked a COVID-19 outbreak at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, school officials conducted rapid screening on more than 1,000 students in a week, including many who didnβt have symptoms.
Mike Smith went to the doctor, and after more than three weeks of testing, he finally got the results. Stage 4 lung cancer.
Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film βThe Sound of Musicβ and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award acting winner in history, has died. He was 91.
Super Bowl Sunday or COVID super spreader? New data shows more than 40 percent of people plan to watch the game with a group outside their immediate family.
The Senate early Friday approved a measure that would let Democrats muscle President Joe Bidenβs $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan through the chamber without Republican support. Vice President Kamala Harris was in the chair to cast the tie-breaking vote, her first.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper unveiled a robust budget and COVID relief package on Thursday. The news comes as key metrics are moving in the right direction and vaccine distribution continues to slowly pick up.Β
Governor Roy Cooper shared a plan on Thursday for allocating federal COVID-19 relief funds and investing state resources for immediate needs in North Carolina, including giving one-time bonuses to educators.
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