Residents can pick up their kits at the Pender County Health Department, located at 803 S. Walker Street, Burgaw, or at Hampstead Annex, located in 15060 NC Hwy 17, Hampstead.
Children as young as six months old can receive pediatric does of the COVID-19 vaccine following approval by the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
Booster shots are available at all COVID-19 vaccination clinics and children ages 5-11 are eligible for a booster five months after their most recent Pfizer shot.
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SC’s anti-vaccine mandate legislation is on its way to Governor Henry McMaster’s desk after the House voted 76-34 to agree with the changes the Senate made in early April.
The audit states that DES did not meet the federal first payment timeliness standard for six of the eight (75%) unemployment benefit programs it administered.
The decision comes after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidelines Friday, February 25 to remove the requirement to wear masks on buses or vans operated by public or private school systems and in early childhood education programs.
In each of the past two weeks, the state set record lows for the total number of first and second doses given, according to numbers from the state Department of Health and Human Services.
Cooper added that in certain places, like health care, long-term care and public transportation settings, masks will still be required due to their settings or federal regulations.
The New Hanover County Board of Education voted Wednesday to end the district’s mask requirement for students, teachers, and staff beginning on Friday.
New Hanover County’s Pandemic Operations Manager Jon Campbell hopes that, despite declining positivity rates, everyone continues to play their part in wearing masks, educating themselves, and getting vaccinated or boosted.
The spread of COVID-19 in North Carolina is on the decline with the seven-day rolling average of new cases at its lowest mark since the start of the new year.
Across the country, more than 77 million people have had the coronavirus. Some of those victims aren’t with us anymore, and others like Jennifer Helms had to fight for their life.
Governor Cooper says the decision to visit an independent pharmacy like King’s is because, sometimes, community members have a greater trust in smaller, local pharmacies,
Brunswick County Heath Services is offering COVID-19 vaccination clinics this week (Jan. 31-Feb. 5) for anyone ages 12 and older.Health Services also will offer two special clinics Saturday, Feb. 5, for both regular and pediatric (ages 5-11) vaccinations.
Fewer monoclonal antibody treatments are available for people who contract COVID as only one of the three brands is effective against the Omicron variant.
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