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Limited COVID Vaccinations In North Carolina

Mecklenburg County is ready and prepared to give thousands more people the COVID vaccine but the supply in North Carolina is extremely limited.

Hospitalization Rates Rise In Charlotte, CMS Teachers Concerned About In-Person Learning

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 And UNC-Charlotte Delay In-Person Classes

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 Health Officials Provide COVID-19 Update | VIDEO

Mecklenburg County public health officials provided a COVID-19 update for the county Monday as positive cases continue to surge across North Carolina.

Vaccine Rollout Confirms Public Health Officials' Warnings

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.

How To Talk To Your Kids About All The Chaos

Experts Offer Ways To Cope, Talk To Children, In Wake Of Capitol Riot

The images are unsettling. A riot at the Nation's Capitol is creating many emotions for people in the Charlotte area.

Out-Of-State Residents Can Get COVID Vaccine In North Carolina

Residents of neighboring states are able to come into North Carolina to get a coronavirus vaccine, according to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services.

DHEC Says South Carolina Should Begin Vaccinating Patients 65 And Older For COVID-19

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) officials say South Carolina Hospitals should begin vaccinating patients 65 years and older as long as they do not currently have the coronavirus, and their provider approves it.

US Loses 140,000 Jobs, First Monthly Drop Since Spring

U.S. employers shed jobs last month for the first time since April, cutting 140,000 positions, clear evidence that the economy is faltering as the viral pandemic tightens its grip on consumers and businesses.

North Carolina Mulls Incentives For Prison Inmates Who Get Vaccinated

North Carolina prison officials are considering offering rewards to inmates who accept a coronavirus vaccine that will soon become available to them.

Health Officials Warn Of Worst COVID Days To Come

State and county health officials warning that our worst days are still ahead of us during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gaston County Launches Registration Options For COVID Vaccine Clinic, Longtime Commissioner Joe Carpenter Dies At 84

Gaston County officials say they launched a new tool to help residents get in line for the COVID-19 vaccine, and longtime commissioner Joe Carpenter died on Sunday, January 3rd at the age of 84.

Mecklenburg County Officials Provide A Homeless Shelter Update As Extreme Weather Approaches

Mecklenburg County officials say additional resources are being put into place to expand emergency shelter operations for the homeless in response to the extreme weather forecasted overnight Thursday, January 7th.

"Betrayed This Country": N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper Calls For Trump's Removal From Office

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is calling for President Donald Trump's removal from office after the violent breach of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday by Trump supporters.

Samaritan's Purse Opens Emergency Field Hospital For COVID-19 Patients In Lenoir, NC

Officials with Samaritan's Purse say its 30-bed Emergency Field Hospital in Lenoir, North Carolina is now open to assist COVID patients in order to relieve the burden rising case counts have had on five local healthcare systems.

Demand For COVID Vaccinations Overwhelming In North Carolina

As cases surge in North Carolina demand for vaccinations is overwhelming.

New NC Chief Justice Seeks Vaccine Access For Court System

North Carolina’s new chief justice says he’s asked Gov. Roy Cooper to consider getting COVID-19 vaccines more quickly to local court officials to meet a state constitutional requirement that “all courts shall be open.”

Gov. Roy Cooper Extends Stay At Home Order For North Carolinians Amid Rising Cases

Governor Roy Cooper extended North Carolina's Modified Stay At Home Order for at least another three weeks in an news conference today providing COVID-19 updates.

Vaccine Clinics In Cabarrus, Iredell County Close Early After High Turnout

As counties across North Carolina began administering the COVID-19 vaccines to Phase 1B Group 1, which includes all adults 75 years or older, multiple sites are closing early due to a high volume of interest and a limited supply of the vaccine.

Most North Carolina Nursing Home Workers Are Refusing COVID Vaccine

North Carolina’s top public health official said Tuesday that most nursing home workers are refusing to take coronavirus vaccines being offered in a state that has now become one of the slowest in the nation to get doses into peoples’ arms.

CLICK HERE for Link & Phone Number For Mecklenburg County COVID Vaccine Appointment Hotline

Mecklenburg County Public Health (MCPH) says that the County will begin offering COVID-19 vaccines to Phase 1B Group 1, which includes all adults 75 years or older, beginning January 6.

Cooper Calls In National Guard To Pick Up Vaccine Rollout

Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday that he’s calling in the North Carolina National Guard to help accelerate COVID-19 vaccinations in a state that’s been near the bottom of states in doses administered so far.

After Rebuke, South Carolina Gov. Changes COVID Money Plan

After being rebuked in court for trying to spend his share of federal COVID-19 money on private school tuition grants, South Carolina’s governor wants to spend the money on early childhood education, job training and tutors for foster children instead.

Mecklenburg Co. Health Officials Prepare To Vaccinate People 75 And Older

Mecklenburg County health officials are preparing to administer COVID-19 vaccines to people who are 75 and older beginning Wednesday. Currently, health care workers and long term care residents are staff are being vaccinated.