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ABC11 s Joel Brown spoke to Durham educators looking to adjust following the Senate s passage of Bill 37. The bill requires public schools to offer an option for in-person learning. Meanwhile Durham voted last month to remain all virtual for the rest of the school year.
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The Johnston County Board of Education voted 5-1 for Pre-K through Grade 5 to return to Plan A for four days per week beginning March 1. Wednesdays will be used as asynchronous learning days to allow for cleaning. Grades 6 through 12 will remain on Plan B.
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The North Carolina Senate passed Senate Bill 37. The bill gives local districts the choice between providing in-person learning under Plan A or Plan B, or a mixture of both.
RALEIGH (WTVD) Like so many Americans, the September 11 attacks had a profound impact on Marge Huffman. I was on the phone with somebody from New York trying to fix a server and they said they had to leave because a plane hit (the World Trade Center), Huffman said, adding the client worked in a nearby building.
The moment led her to re-evaluate her 25-year career in the computer industry. When 9/11 happened, I felt so helpless. So I pursued my dream. I became an EMT with Clayton EMS, and from there I applied to nursing school as an expensive midlife crisis. And I became an emergency room nurse. I wouldn t change a thing. I love it, said Huffman.
If it is approved, which could happen within days, health officials said it will be more accessible to more people across North Carolina. The Pfizer vaccine does have to be kept frozen at temperatures lower than we would have typically at clinics and facilities, said Dr. Cindy Gay, an associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UNC School of Medicine. That’s going to mean that it’s going to be more available to people in rural areas, where hospitals might not have the capabilities of keeping the Pfizer vaccine cold, said Ronda Decker, nurse manager of operations at Duke Raleigh Hospital. It’s extremely exciting.
RALEIGH (WTVD) Thursday, WakeMed will be the next healthcare system in the Triangle to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
The Raleigh campus told ABC11 it is expecting 3,900 initial shipments with an allotment reserved for staff at its Cary hospital.
However, all vaccinations, which are set to begin Friday, will be done at the Raleigh location. This is being done specifically because it s the only campus with the ultra-cold freezer to store the vaccine.
WakeMed also does not want to compromise the integrity of the vaccine in transporting to other facilities around the region.
Wednesday, Duke University Hospital vaccinated 30 people at its university and regional hospitals; respectively. Inoculations of the vaccine are schedule to start Thursday at Duke Raleigh. Duke is also preparing to increase the amount of people per day getting the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as staff becomes more familiar with how to follow the state s procedures for administration.