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Children's Health

Medicaid funding shortfall shutters statewide program helping moms and babies

by Jennifer Fernandez October 30, 2025October 29, 2025

Shows a syringe and two vials of COVID-19 vaccine on a dark table top/ WIth CDC COVID guidelines, NC residents are confused about whether they need a prescription for a shot at the pharmacy.

Do you need a prescription for a COVID vaccine at an NC pharmacy? Here are some answers.

by Anne Blythe October 16, 2025April 27, 2026

Black and white drawing of child with whooping cough surrounded by blurry red background

Children's Health

Whooping cough surges in North Carolina; fading vaccine immunity likely plays a role

by Jennifer Fernandez October 3, 2025October 2, 2025

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

People 65 and older no longer need a prescription for a COVID booster

by Anne Blythe September 12, 2025September 15, 2025

shows a hand holding a syringe that has a measles vaccine in it

Federal vaccine guidance changes cause confusion, frustration

by Anne Blythe and Lola Oliverio September 12, 2025September 11, 2025

A man in a suit sits at a government podium.

Kennedy’s anti-vaccine strategy risks forcing shots off market, manufacturers warn

by KFF Health News August 23, 2025August 22, 2025