Citing spread of the Delta COVID-19 variant in North Carolina, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Servicesnotes the increasing urgencyfor vaccination. COVID-19 vaccines are now available to individuals 12 and older across the state, and 51% of adults are fully vaccinated. 41% of the...
Fei ChenIsaak, Robert S.Steiner, Beat D.Martinelli, Susan M.North Carolina Medical Journal
North Carolina's Rate Bureau has requested for 2024 an annual increase of 42.2%, whereby North Carolina's Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has exhibited a great willingness to take a firm stand against such an exorbitant increase. Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 @ 3:06 pm By: Stan Death...
The vaccine data will be updated weekly on Tuesdays. NCDHHS will continue to expand the information provided as more people are vaccinated across the state. North Carolina's information on people vaccinated comes from the COVID-19 Vaccine Management System (CVMS), a secure, web-based system...
Thus, this study uses datasets from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) to determine correlations between social determinants of health and health disparities in COVID-19 cases. This may help recognize potential communities that should better prepare for long-COVID ...
North Carolina Supreme Court Passing for Now on Ruling if Ballots in Close Race Are Valid The North Carolina Supreme Court has dismissed a request by the trailing candidate in an close race for a seat on the court to rule now on whether well over 60,000 ballots should be removed from the...
Cases of symptomatic COVID-19 were extremely low among children and staff at a network of YMCA summer camps held last year in North Carolina that took precautions like masking and physical distancing, with close to zero transmissions occurring at the camps, according to researchers at Duke Health...
1 Many states, North Carolina included, have announced incentive programs to motivate COVID-19 vaccination, including lotteries for $1 million.2 However, these large but uncertain financial prizes benefit only a few lucky winners and do not broadly address access barriers to vaccination.3,4 In ...
We previously wrote about limited, civil immunity created by North Carolina’s May 4, 2020 COVID-19 Recovery Act (Session Law 2020-3) for three types of businesses: (1) health care facilities and providers, (2) essential businesses, and (3) emergency response entities. This alert summarizes...
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Carolina Local Food Council has strengthened its role as a cohesive and effective organization during a public-health crisis to share challenges, devise solutions, and build resilience across local food systems in North Carolina. The Council incl...