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an elderly woman with gray hair sits while receiving a COVID vaccine shot in her left arm
Posted inInfectious Disease

Q & A about booster shots with a Duke infectious disease expert

by Elizabeth Thompson November 11, 2021November 10, 2021

By Elizabeth Thompson  COVID-19 boosters. They were introduced to the public a couple of months ago, but for many people, there is still a lot of confusion over what they are and who needs them.  As we approach the holiday season, when many people will reunite with family and friends they may not have seen […]

trailers with barb wire around them
Posted inPrison Health

Questions about COVID testing in NC prisons cause confusion, fear for inmates

by Elizabeth Thompson September 27, 2021September 26, 2021
Two glass vials that say "Naloxone HCL" and two wrapped syringes rest on a metal shelf at a needle exchange facility. In the background is a paper instructions on using the medication to reverse an opioid overdose
Posted inRural Health

NC organizations fighting the rural opioid crisis receive a $4M federal boost

by Liora Engel-Smith August 14, 2020January 29, 2021
shows a man putting on a mask against COVID-19 that has the seal of North Carolina on it.
Posted inPublic Health

Coronavirus Today – July 21 – Calls for strong federal leadership; testing shortage work-arounds; hardy salute to National Guard

by Anne Blythe July 21, 2020April 14, 2021
shows states that have higher rates of coronavirus patients
Posted inInfectious Disease

White House document shows 18 states in coronavirus “red zone”

by Center for Public Integrity July 20, 2020October 22, 2021
We see several pumpkins with decorated with googley eyes, stickers and multicolored acrylic paint. In the center, the heart-laden face of an orange pumpkin wearing a pink yarn hat with feathers and rainbow pipecleaners looks back at us. The pumpkins were made at the October 2019 Parent Day at Orange County Correctional Center.
Posted inChildren's Health

A year without visits: COVID-19’s impact on children with incarcerated parents

by Hannah Critchfield July 16, 2020July 17, 2020

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