Updated December 15, 2020 7:48 p.m. EST
By Amanda Lamb and Leslie Moreno, WRAL reporters
Chapel Hill, N.C. UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill received its first shipment of 2,925 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech s coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday and started vaccinating staff there and at a Hillsborough facility.
Cape Fear Valley Health also received vaccine shipments Tuesday morning at its flagship hospital in Fayetteville and its Hoke Healthcare facility. System officials said they expected a shipment to Bladen County Hospital by the end of the day. A vaccine is a great start for us, but we must continue to stay the course, continue to wear masks, wash your hands, practice physical distance, said Dr. Roxie Wells, president of Hoke Healthcare, who was among the first to get vaccinated after the doses arrived.