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Tag: H1N1

shows an Black woman in a black dress, white coat and facemask standing in a medical exam room.
Posted inHealthcare Workers

A doc recounts her year on the front lines of the COVID pandemic

by Melba Newsome April 6, 2021April 6, 2021

This story is supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting and co-published by NC Health News, the Charlotte Post and the Charlotte Observer. By Melba Newsome Melissa James can still recall meeting her first coronavirus patient. A woman– probably in her mid-30s–came to the Southpark office in late February complaining of […]

This 2017 image, depicted the right hand of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scientist, placing the samples into a cold-storage environment within the laboratory setting.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – Dec. 3 More grim NC milestones; Explainer on COVID-19 vaccine distribution; ‘No COVID virus in the vaccine itself’

by Anne Blythe December 3, 2020April 14, 2021
shows a man sneezing. Flu symptoms include sneezing, cough, fever and aches.
Posted inChildren's Health

Flu cases starting to subside in N.C., country, but kids still at risk

by Sarah Ovaska February 27, 2020March 4, 2020
shows a woman's hands preparing a syringe by extracting liquid from a vial
Posted inInfectious Disease

As Flu Season Ends, Health Experts Take Lessons for Next Year

by Jasmin Singh March 4, 2015April 22, 2021

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