Pediatric hospitalizations increasing across the country; NC braces for potential spike
December 27, 2021 | More children are ending up in the hospital with COVID-19 as the Omicron variant continues to spread across the country.
It took a major effort to deliver the COVID vaccine. These people in NC did their part
December 26, 2021 | If 2020 is remembered as the year COVID-19 first sent the world into lockdown, 2021 was when we began to fight back with the best tool at our disposal: vaccines.
This is when COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5 could arrive
December 20, 2021 | The COVID-19 vaccine for kids under the age of 5 may now be “a new number of months” and not “weeks” away following a “setback” in Pfizer’s vaccine testing,” outgoing North Carolina Health Secretary Mandy Cohen said Monday in a coronavirus briefing ahead of the Christmas holiday.
A vaccine, variants and a continuing crisis: 2021 in health care
December 20, 2021 | In 2021, WUNC’s reporters covered stories like the release of a COVID-19 vaccine, the emergence of new coronavirus variants, and the end of the nation’s longest war — just to name a few.
WellCare of North Carolina Announces “Count on Me” COVID-19 Vaccine Incentive Campaign
December 20, 2021 | As the holidays near, along with the first detection of the omicron variant in North Carolina, WellCare of North Carolina is launching a COVID-19 vaccine member incentive program to encourage its Medicaid members to get vaccinated. WellCare Medicaid members ages 5 and older who get fully vaccinated between Sept. 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022 are eligible to receive the incentive – a $50 Walmart gift card.
Health and Human Services offering sensory-friendly COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Dec. 22
December 16, 2021 | New Hanover County Health and Human Services will offer a sensory-friendly COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Independence Mall (3500 Oleander Drive) on Wednesday, December 22 from 2-6 p.m. This clinic, which is open to anyone 5 years old and up, will provide families an opportunity to get vaccinated in a more sensory-sensitive environment.
