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Tag: contact tracing

photo shows 7 syringes full of a COVID vaccine in sealed packages laying on a black tablecloth.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Parts of Western NC see vaccine demand drop to a ‘trickle’

by Carolina Public Press May 16, 2021May 15, 2021

by Christian Green, Carolina Public Press May 7, 2021 In late April, Gov. Roy Cooper set the end goal for North Carolina’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout at two-thirds of adults. When that number is reached, Cooper said, then he would end the statewide indoor mask mandate, effectively ending pandemic restrictions.  But it may prove difficult to […]

Sepia tone image of a young girl with an older man both wearing a mask against COVID, they're painting a pumpkin
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – Oct. 28 Eviction protection order; ‘Will I be with anyone I don’t live with?’; Charlotte church convocation and 143 cases

by Anne Blythe October 28, 2020April 14, 2021
we see a black and white shot of a masked man looking at his phone
Posted inInfectious Disease

N.C. begins smartphone coronavirus contact tracing, but will enough people use the app?

by Greg Barnes October 27, 2020January 27, 2021
shows a county map of north carolina with darker counties being places with higher rates of COVID-19. The darkest counties right now are all rural.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – Oct. 21 – Paused in Phase 3; Counties asked to toughen COVID restrictions; Promising treatment underperforms; Veterans’ home outbreaks

by Anne Blythe October 21, 2020April 14, 2021
Shows the brightly colored "windseeker" ride at Carowinds, where red seats suspended from a blue column swirl high in the air.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – Sep 30 Bars, movie theaters, amusement parks reopening; NC stable but warning signs of spikes; Swing state with COVID-19

by Anne Blythe September 30, 2020April 14, 2021
Posted inPublic Health

Florida’s cautionary tale: How gutting and muzzling public health fueled COVID fire

by Kaiser Health News August 29, 2020March 25, 2021

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