Tag: Albemarle Regional Health Services
Getting vaccine to homebound North Carolinians takes extra logistics, effort
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 likeMar 24, 2021Coronavirus Today – Jan. 14 – People 65 and older now eligible for COVID vaccine; New simplified, streamlined distribution plan; Large vaccination events
By Anne Blythe North Carolina is opening up COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to people who are 65 and older and simplifying its equitable distribution system in an effort to speed up the administration of the limited supplies allotted to the state each week. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, announcedJan 14, 2021
Coronavirus Today – Jan 12 – Cooper calls out “dangerous rhetoric;” Lawmakers criticize vaccine rollout; Large vaccine events coming
By Anne Blythe Gov. Roy Cooper took time on Tuesday to draw parallels between what led to the assault on the nation’s Capitol almost a week ago and the continued effort by some to downplay the coronavirus pandemic and efforts to prevent and slow the spread of COVID-19. It comes at a time when theJan 12, 2021Coronavirus Today – Jan. 8 – New record COVID case counts and hospitalizations; More vaccine plan details; UNC-CH delays in-person classes
By Anne Blythe Though COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna being distributed across the state offer rays of light in the fight against the coronavirus that continues to disrupt the world, North Carolina is in a very dark place. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, has spent the pastJan 8, 2021Family Ties Keep One Rural OB-GYN Practicing in Eastern NC, Despite Challenges
By Taylor Knopf It doesn’t take long to find a woman in the northeastern coastal town of Elizabeth City who had a baby delivered by Dr. Lindsay Stevenson, one of only two OB-GYNs in the area. Samantha Merritt was a little nervous to deliver her first child in the small, rural town of about 18,000Mar 1, 2018
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