How much longer will NC students have to wear masks in school? State isn t sure yet. T. Keung Hui, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
May 13 North Carolina health officials say it s too soon to know when they ll drop the indoor face mask requirement in the state s public and private schools.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services recently ended the requirement that face coverings be worn outdoors at schools. But state Health Director Dr. Betsey Tilson said Thursday that it could be awhile, especially at elementary schools, before the indoor face mask requirement is lifted.
Thursday was the first day that children ages 12 to 15 were eligible to get the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.
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Cooper’s first stop was at Gaston Medical Partners.
The almost two-year-old independent practice is vaccinating 100 patients a week with Moderna shots. Cooper said independent practices will be getting additional doses over the coming weeks. He hopes these providers with longstanding relationships with their patients will help convince hesitant people to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
“Who knows how much vaccine hesitancy you are able to overcome because you are getting them the shot and they trust you,” Cooper told Gaston Medical Partners.
Following his stop at Gaston Medical Partners, Cooper visited CaroMont Health where thousands of people are being vaccinated this week.
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The data further showing 8% of people who received the vaccine are Black and only 4% Hispanic.
When compared to the overall population of North Carolina, both Black and Latino communities are severely underrepresented in COVID-19 vaccination data. This is very early data. Most places didn t even get vaccines until last Thursday so this is very early data and what you are seeing is initial health care workforce being reflected in those early days, said North Carolina s health director Dr. Betsey Tilson in an interview with ABC11.
Thirty-two percent of North Carolinians are nonwhite, according to 2019 U.S. Census estimates. However, only licensed practical nurses in North Carolina match the diversity of the state with 35% of its employees identifying as Black, Latino or American Indian, based on the Sheps Center s data.