Challenges Continue in Securing COVID Vaccine Appointments
Now that anyone age 65 and older in North Carolina is eligible for a COVID vaccine, it's becoming increasingly difficult to find an appointment.
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Now that anyone age 65 and older in North Carolina is eligible for a COVID vaccine, it's becoming increasingly difficult to find an appointment.
Public Health Director Gibbie Harris and health officials provide a COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon for Mecklenburg County amid the rising case counts.
Looking for places in the Charlotte area to get tested for COVID-19 or not sure where to go if you have an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine? WCCB Charlotte has all the details you need to get tested or scheduled for a vaccination.
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The York County Detention Center (YCDC) has confirmed one positive case of COVID-19. Also, one additional inmate has shown symptoms of COVID-19, but has not yet tested positive.
Whitney Morrow has three children at Huntersville Elementary School. The single mom helps them learn remotely while also trying to work part-time to make ends meet. She doesn't get to her work until her children are done with school.
South Carolina health officials issued a stark warning as the state set a record number of daily reported COVID cases. Thirty four percent of tests are positive. Hospitals are at 86% capacity.Β
The Catawba County Library's mobile branch is back bringing its services and resources to the town of Catawba by setting up outside of Redeemer Lutheran Church, according to a news release.
President-elect Joe Biden lays out his 5-step COVID-19 vaccination plan he will enact the moment he is inaugurated in a news conference on January 15th.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education voted in an emergency meeting on January 14th to delay students return to in-person instruction as COVID-19 infection rates continue to grow.
Public Health Director Gibbie Harris and health officials provide a COVID-19 update for Mecklenburg County amid rising case counts.
Dr. Mandy Cohen and health officials held a news conference on January 14th providing a COVID-19 update for North Carolina.
Several museums in the Charlotte area are closing for three weeks after Mecklenburg County Public Health Director Gibbie Harris announced a Directive that is requesting residents to stay home due to the increase in coronavirus cases in the county.
Officials with Iredell Health System say they have officially vaccinated over 2,600 individuals and plan to hold COVID-19 vaccine clinics multiple days a week to provide as many residents with the vaccine as possible.
Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19, health officials announced Tuesday.
Students were scheduled to return to in-person learning next week.
North Carolina is at the bottom when it comes to delivering the vaccine and state legislators are making their voices heard.Β Β
An Alexander Correctional Institution offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died at a hospital.
Mecklenburg County is ready and prepared to give thousands more people the COVID vaccine but the supply in North Carolina is extremely limited.
Hospital beds are quickly running out in the Charlotte region as COVID cases surge and some teachers in Charlotte-Mecklenburg are sounding the alarm as the return to in-person learning gets closer.
Appalachian State University and the University of North Carolina-Charlotte have delayed the start of in-person classes as the number of coronavirus cases rise across the state.
Mecklenburg County public health officials provided a COVID-19 update for the county Monday as positive cases continue to surge across North Carolina.
Public health officials sounded the alarm for months, complaining that they did not have enough support or money to get COVID-19 vaccines quickly into arms. Now the slower-than-expected start to the largest vaccination effort in U.S. history is proving them right.
The images are unsettling. A riot at the Nation's Capitol is creating many emotions for people in the Charlotte area.Β
Residents of neighboring states are able to come into North Carolina to get a coronavirus vaccine, according to the stateβs Department of Health and Human Services.
