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Coronavirus Today – Dec. 10 – Vaccine planning without all puzzle pieces; Temporary side effects; Latinx data collection concerns; Hospital staffing challenges

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Coronavirus Today – Dec. 10 – Vaccine planning without all puzzle pieces; Temporary side effects; Latinx data collection concerns; Hospital staffing challenges - North Carolina Health News

With vaccines due to arrive in NC in just days, top NC public health officials share details about state distribution plan.

By Anne Blythe Promising COVID-19 vaccines that could be on the way in the coming days have been heralded often as the light at the end of the tunnel. Figuring out how to distribute them equitably across North Carolina, with many unknowns still, might seem a bit like standing at a railroad switchyard, knowing train […]

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Coronavirus Today – July 31 – Hurricane Isaias heading north; Shelters as a last resort; UNC schools plan with county health departments

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Coronavirus Today – July 31 – Hurricane Isaias heading north; Shelters as a last resort; UNC schools plan with county health departments - North Carolina Health News

‘A hurricane during a pandemic is double trouble,’ NC governor says.

By Anne Blythe There are days when it seems as if some unknown force is maniacally throwing challenge after challenge at North Carolinians. Many in this state have become all too familiar with the anxious anticipation of a hurricane or tropical storm whirling in southern waters, appearing to be on a path of destruction toward […]

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Shuttered hospital could get new life courtesy of COVID

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Shuttered hospital could get new life courtesy of COVID - North Carolina Health News

Rural Sandhills facility repurposed for non-coronavirus patients in the event of a surge.

By Rose Hoban The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on hospitals. Most hospitals lost millions in revenue when they stopped performing elective surgeries in mid-March, then spent millions gathering supplies and training staff to be ready for a potential surge in cases. But the pandemic may have the opposite effect on one shuttered rural […]

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Coronavirus Today – April 27 -Contact tracers needed, Atrium Health clinical trial, names of nursing homes with outbreaks released

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Coronavirus Today – April 27 -Contact tracers needed, Atrium Health clinical trial, names of nursing homes with outbreaks released - North Carolina Health News

NCDHHS announced a contact tracing task collaborative to support local health departments through the pandemic. Meanwhile, the state released the names of nursing homes with coronavirus outbreak.

By North Carolina Health News staff Help wanted: COVID contact tracers Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, has found a partner to help double the number of coronavirus contact tracers in North Carolina. The Carolina Community Tracing Collaborative was formed through a partnership with the state health department, Community […]

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