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A young woman in a mask has a bandaid on the spot where she got a coronavirus vaccine
Posted inInfectious Disease

Leaving Lockdown: How to return to normalcy post-pandemic

by Liora Engel-Smith May 28, 2021May 28, 2021

By Liora Engel-Smith  Before the coronavirus pandemic, Pat Szafranski chose her restaurants the way most of us would: by looking at the menu. In recent months, she’s developed a new criteria, and it has nothing to do with food. The Greensboro resident judges a restaurant by its ventilation. “If we have to eat inside, it […]

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
photo shows a series of white pipes, plumbing that is not regulated by housing codes in most NC counties
Posted inUncategorized

Thousands without adequate plumbing could be helped by minimum codes

by Carolina Public Press February 27, 2021February 26, 2021
shows a woman in medical gloves giving an injection to an older man, while an older woman looks on. They're all wearing masks to prevent transmission of COVID-19.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Shifting allocations cause confusion for vaccine seekers, frustration for local health departments

by Rose Hoban January 26, 2021January 26, 2021
Steve North and Amanda Martin of the Center for Rural Health Innovation, which administers the Spruce Pine-based MY Health-e-Schools program.
Posted inChildren's Health

School-based health centers fill rural provider vacuum

by Melba Newsome November 17, 2020February 8, 2021
shows a video conferencing call with six people who were talking about Cardinal Innovations
Posted inMental Health

Union, Cabarrus, other counties look to cut ties with Cardinal

by Rose Hoban October 20, 2020January 27, 2021

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