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Shows a young woman sitting with an older man who is in a wheelchair, likely homebound, or could be in a nursing home or skilled nursing facility
Posted inDisabilities

Getting vaccine to homebound North Carolinians takes extra logistics, effort

by Rose Hoban March 24, 2021March 25, 2021

By Rose Hoban A few days ago, Jay Smith and his wife, Yolanda, loaded up his wheelchair in the car and went down to the state Division of Motor Vehicles office near his Raleigh home to surrender his license. “You can’t do it by mail, you have to go there,” Jay Smith said. “It’s like […]

shows a pair of gloved hands handling a syringe of COVID vaccine, you can read the name "Moderna" on the vial
Posted inPublic Health

Coronavirus Today – Jan. 14 – People 65 and older now eligible for COVID vaccine; New simplified, streamlined distribution plan; Large vaccination events

by Anne Blythe January 14, 2021October 27, 2022
shows a man standing at a podium speaking to the camera, his arms spread wide as he talks about the COVID pandemic and vaccine response
Posted inPublic Health

Coronavirus Today – Jan 12 – Cooper calls out “dangerous rhetoric;” Lawmakers criticize vaccine rollout; Large vaccine events coming

by Rose Hoban January 12, 2021October 26, 2022
shows a man in a respirator helmet talking to a woman in a facemask in an intensive care unit where there have been many coronavirus or COVID patients.
Posted inPublic Health

Coronavirus Today – Jan. 8 – New record COVID case counts and hospitalizations; More vaccine plan details; UNC-CH delays in-person classes

by Anne Blythe January 8, 2021October 27, 2022
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Family Ties Keep One Rural OB-GYN Practicing in Eastern NC, Despite Challenges

by Taylor Knopf March 1, 2018September 20, 2022

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