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Tag: NC DHHS Sec. Mandy Cohen

shows a little boy wearing a surgical mask holding a teddy bear behind him are images of COVID-19. He represents one of the thousands of North Carolinian children who have lost a caregiver to the pandemic.
Posted inChildren's Health

COVID tests are available. You just have to know where to look.

by Anne Blythe September 14, 2021August 31, 2022

By Anne Blythe Maybe your child plays on one of the middle or high school sports teams where North Carolina public health officials have seen an acute rise in COVID-19 clusters since July. Perhaps you have an elementary school student in your household who is not eligible for a COVID vaccine but really wants to […]

shows yellow COVID viruses (not variants) against a blue dyed background
Posted inInfectious Disease

As variants lurk, continued COVID testing is crucial

by Anne Blythe April 2, 2021March 30, 2022
someone who's disabled in a hospital bed in the background with a physician in the foreground.
Posted inDisabilities

Who would get that last ventilator? Disability advocates say NC’s protocol fell short.

by Rose Hoban March 19, 2021September 15, 2021
shows a man standing at a podium speaking to the camera, his arms spread wide as he talks about the COVID pandemic and vaccine response
Posted inPublic Health

Coronavirus Today – Jan 12 – Cooper calls out “dangerous rhetoric;” Lawmakers criticize vaccine rollout; Large vaccine events coming

by Rose Hoban January 12, 2021October 26, 2022
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Posted inPrison Health

Vaccines are coming to NC’s prisons. Who should get first priority?

by Hannah Critchfield December 9, 2020January 27, 2021
Shows a brunette woman in a dark dress standing at a podium, with a grim, determined look on her face as she looks at the camera. She's worried about the state of North Carolina's COVID outbreak. IN the upper right hand corner, a sign language interpreter gestures with his hands.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – Nov. 12 COVID spread in rural NC; Testing for holiday travelers and college students; Insurance and travel testing

by Anne Blythe November 12, 2020October 27, 2022

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