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Tag: omicron variant

Young white boy looks at a counter full of medicines to treat congestion, fever and other symptoms
Posted inChildren's Health

Congestion, fever and vomit… oh my! Other viruses are back.

by Taylor Knopf March 16, 2022March 16, 2022

By Taylor Knopf As indoor mask mandates drop in some of North Carolina’s most populous counties and schools, other non-COVID viruses are likely to start cropping up.  We saw a similar trend in the summer of 2021. The U.S. saw a national spike in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as people got vaccinated and COVID restrictions […]

Shows syringes with COVID vaccine labeled and prepared for administration
Posted inUncategorized

Should NC worry about omicron BA.2?

by Carolina Public Press March 5, 2022March 4, 2022
Man talks with two women in a legislative room.
Posted inState Health Policy

State health leaders discuss COVID exit strategy, mental health need

by Anne Blythe and Elizabeth Thompson February 16, 2022February 19, 2022
Jail suicides are on the rise in North Carolina
Posted inPrison Health

Breaking Point: What is the future of COVID and incarceration?

by Elizabeth Thompson February 10, 2022March 22, 2022
Posted inPrison Health

Breaking Point: Families and loved ones of incarcerated people feel the collateral damage of incarceration in COVID

by Elizabeth Thompson February 1, 2022February 1, 2022
trailers with barb wire around them
Posted inPrison Health

Breaking Point: Two years of pandemic measures take a toll on prisoners during Omicron surge

by Elizabeth Thompson January 28, 2022January 28, 2022

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