NC Coronavirus Update January 5: Raleigh Community to host COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on Tuesday

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Tuesday morning story

There is a potentially life-saving vaccine on Tuesday in Raleigh.

The Cardinal of the Senior Living Community in North Hills will host the COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on Tuesday morning for approximately 300 staff and residents. This group is one of those who are at risk in the early stages of the vaccine deployment program and are part of the demographics.

The clinic opens at 9:30 am and is intended for residents of the Cardinals of the North Hills Community.

Monday

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According to a press release on Monday, the Cumberland County Public Health Service has immediately shut down the test site to increase the distribution of vaccinations.

Since December 18, the department has provided free COVID-19 tests twice a week at the Manna Church and the Second Missionary Baptist Church.

Dr. Jennifer Green, director of health, told ABC11 Michael Rosano, “I wanted to see if the staff was capable and the community was capable of testing, so it’s a decision I shouldn’t underestimate. When I felt comfortable there, I was able to move comfortably in that direction. “

Dr. Green said the department has been vaccinated with Pfizer and Moderna vaccines more than 3,500 times in the past few weeks. However, at that time, Phase 1A could only be distributed to more than 300 people.

“We’re still in the first stage, as we were vaccinated about a week or two after the hospital was vaccinated,” Green said.

A big gap that CCDPH wants to be able to fill with the help of 250 nurses and staff. According to Green, everyone is trained in distributing vaccines and running the site, so they can rotate and maintain the operations of other departments.

According to local health authorities, Cumberland County has a total of 14,430 COVID-19 cases, a total of 140 deaths and a positive rate of 15.4%.

Mr Green told ABC11 that there were still more than 20 free COVID-19 inspection sites in the county, making a more rational decision to close. She believes that losing some test sites will not have a significant impact on the data the department is collecting.

“There are many free and out-of-the-box test sites that are open to the public,” Green added.

CCDPH will receive another shipment of 975 Pfizer doses this week and will work to vaccinate first-time individuals and individuals returning for a second dose. The department also works to back up some test sites.

“We’re still going to continue working with state health vendors, they just don’t have health staff,” Green said.

Despite the county’s delay, Dr. Green told ABC11 that he hopes to catch up and will start Phase 1B next week alongside most of the states.

If you are looking for a free COVID-19 test, NCDHHS website Or County website.

The number of vaccination sites available has not yet been announced.

9:20 pm
The Harnett County Board of Education has approved students to return to face-to-face instruction on January 19. From kindergarten to 5th grade, we receive face-to-face instruction four days a week.Junior high school and high school students continue A / B schedule
Pre-K will continue the face-to-face instruction for 5 days.
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Starting this week, people over the age of 75 can enroll for COVID-19 vaccination from the Wayne County Health Department under Phase 1B.

The Wayne County Health Department has only been vaccinated 550 times to register for these two vaccination events. For more information here..
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The daily positive rate for COVID-19 in North Carolina jumped to a pandemic high of about 16.5%.

The highest price comes after Sunday’s 13.6% rate and Saturday’s 15.5% rate.

The state reported 5,187 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, and currently 3,635 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, which is also a new high.

The death toll from COVID-19 was 6,941 (up 31 from Sunday’s report), for a total of 570,111.Full stats are available in the state COVID-19 dashboard..

Monday morning headline

The UK has given the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford. Authorities have said they have been vaccinated with 530,000 doses and will continue to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Brian Pinker, a dialysis patient, was the first to receive a new vaccine at Oxford University Hospital.

Free COVID-19 testing continues this week in Wake County. This week, you can take the free COVID-19 test at Raleigh’s Roberts Park, Marsh Creek Park, and Method Community Park. No ID or insurance required. See Wake County for more information. COVID-19 website..

Today is also the first day that some American patients receive a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. It’s been 21 days since the first licensed Pfizer vaccine was given to frontline workers.

The vaccine requires a second dose 3 weeks after the first dose to provide the highest level of protection against COVID-19 infection.

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