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The Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) will offer COVID-19 vaccines at two community sites during the week of August 30th. These events are free and no identification is required.
Thursday, September 2:
When: Thursday, September 2, 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
On: Lighthouse Food Mart. 2944 Holloway Street, Durham, NC 27703.
Vaccines offered: Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson; first and second dose
How to get vaccinated: only indications. Open to all people over 12 years.
Friday, September 3:
When: Friday, September 3, 3:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Where: AW North Carolina. 4112 Old Oxford Hwy., Durham, NC 27712
Vaccines offered: Johnson & Johnson
How to get vaccinated: only indications.
9:56 h
Due to the increase in Covid-19 cases, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking unvaccinated Americans not to travel during Labor Day holiday weekend.
The United States exceeds an average of 160,000 new cases of Covid-19 a day, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. With the spread of the more transmissible Delta variant and many students returning to the classroom for a new academic year, the increase affects officials and health experts.
“First, if you don’t have a vaccine, we would recommend not traveling,” CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Tuesday at a briefing on the White House COVID-19 response team.
Walensky said that while fully vaccinated people can travel with caution, current transmission rates mean they must also consider the risk of Covid-19 when deciding whether to travel.
9:30 p.m.
UNC Rex Healthcare announced that it will postpone the opening of its new Holly Springs Hospital until November and will deploy existing employees and new hires to its main Raleigh hospital, which remains very busy caring for COVID and non-COVID patients.
A spokesman said the postponement decision was made “to ensure that his teammates can continue to provide excellent care to all patients during the current increase in COVID cases.”
“This was a difficult decision, but we need all hands on deck to respond to the rapid wave of patients with COVID,” said Ernie Bovio, president of UNC Rex. “Our staff is tired, both physically and mentally, but we continue to work harder every day to care for our patients. We want to make sure our colleagues have the resources and support they need during these difficult times.”
In addition to postponing the opening of Holly Springs Hospital, UNC Rex also said it will reduce the number of non-emergent surgeries and procedures, which will increase Raleigh Hospital’s ability to care for patients with COVID.
WEATHER WEDNESDAY MORNING
Two central cities in North Carolina require vaccination today.
Now all employees in the city of Carrboro and Hillsborough must prove vaccination status.
Those in Hillsborough who are not yet vaccinated should have weekly COVID-19 tests.
Carrboro said more than 70 percent of employees had been vaccinated in early August when the policy was announced. It is not clear how many there are today without being vaccinated.
Meanwhile, the Drug and Food Administration is expanding, according to CNN sources.
Sources said some of the FDA are frustrated as the pandemic collapses and the agency is under pressure to evaluate other vaccines for approval, expand vaccine access to children under 12 and create guidelines. for possible reinforcing features.
U.S. health officials have indicated that they believe booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine could be available starting the week of September 20th.
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TUESDAY
15:45
NCDHHS released its weekly cluster report on Tuesday. It showed that there were 38 clusters in daycare centers and 73 in K-12 schools. This is an increase of 3% over last week in kindergarten and 62% in school.
14:35 h
Wake Tech is partnering with Activate Good, Wake County, Raleigh-Apex NAACP, Raleigh Village East and Deiter Mediation for an emerging vaccine clinic from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the university’s Beltline Education Center.
Anyone who gets the first or second dose of the vaccine at the event will get a cash prize and participate in an AirPods raffle. Anyone who brings someone to get the vaccine will also get a cash prize.
The event also aims to raise awareness about job opportunities. There will be a job bank where attendees will be able to learn about job opportunities in the area.
The first and second doses of Pfizer and Moderna will be administered, as well as the single dose of Johnson & Johnson.
Shooting is free with or without insurance. However, if you have insurance, be sure to bring your insurance card.
The Wake Tech Beltline Education Center is located at 3200 Bush St. in Raleigh.
1 p.m.
Gov. Roy Cooper visited a vaccine clinic run by the Nash County Health Department to encourage North Carolinians to shoot them.
There he announced that he would soon sign an executive order to increase access to monoclonal antibody treatment, which according to the CDC can help the immune system recognize and respond more effectively to the virus.
Treatment can “decrease the severity of the disease and prevent people from being in the hospital,” Dr. Betsey Tilson, NCDHHS, said at the event.
Still, Tilson said he preferred the vaccine.
“It’s great to see North Carolinians get their doses of this life-saving trait, and even better, to see those who are immunocompromised get an extra shot for more protection,” Cooper said. “The more people get vaccinated, the sooner we can turn the last corner of this pandemic.”
On Friday, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released new data showing that unvaccinated people were 15.4 times more likely to die from COVID-19 during the four-week period ending Aug. 21. of 2021.
12:15 p.m.
The Chatham County Public Health Department said the county recently saw its first deaths due to COVID-19 since May.
Since early July, nearly a quarter of COVID-19 cases in Chatham County have been among children under 18.
The county said it is urging all residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and wear a mask in public places to protect themselves and their community from the deadly virus.
11:45 h
On Tuesday, 5,351 new daily cases of COVID-19 were reported in North Carolina.
The percentage of positive tests in the state is 14.6%.
There are currently 3,612 people hospitalized in the state with COVID-19. That exceeds 3,550 on Monday.
There are 941 adult patients with COVID-19 in the ICU.
336 patients confirmed with COVID-19 were admitted to North Carolina hospitals in the past 24 hours.
An additional 56 deaths were reported on Tuesday.
11 h
The University of North Carolina identified COVID-19 clusters in three different dormitories on campus.
The university said it began an early testing process last week aimed at residences where several cases of COVID had been reported.
These tests have resulted in groups, which are defined as at least five cases of illness in a 14-day period that have a plausible link.
UNC said the clusters are in the following locations:
- Ehringhaus, 3rd floor
- Hinton James, 7th and 8th floors
- Parker, 3rd floor
All individuals in these clusters have been notified and are isolated. The university said it is continuously monitoring contacts for each case.
TUESDAY MORNING OWNERSHIPS
Today is the last day that people can get $ 100 by receiving the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has offered $ 100 gift cards in recent weeks.
Since the rise in the amount of the gift card went from $ 25 to $ 100, the state said providers saw a 98% increase in the number of people who signed up to receive the first dose of vaccine. COVID-19.
However, it is important to note that the increase occurred as the Delta variant began to deteriorate across the country. Therefore, it is not clear what pushed the unvaccinated people to roll up their sleeves.
According to NCDHHS, 65 percent of eligible North Carolinians are partially vaccinated; 60 percent are completely vaccinated.
In addition, one week into the 2021-2022 school year, Durham Public Schools plans to receive an update from public health advisers on how COVID-19 safety protocols are maintained to date.
This comes just a day after the Wake County public school system stepped up its own COVID-19 protocols.
DPS leaders will meet at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday. Stay tuned to ABC11 for updates.
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