Lisa Worf traded the Midwest for Charlotte in 2006 to take a job at WFAE. She worked with public TV in Detroit and taught English in Austria before making her way to radio. Lisa graduated from University of Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in English.
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With in-person classes looking likely for next school year, the question of whether masks are required in schools is shaping up to be the next COVID-19 pressure point.
State health officials reported late Thursday that the first case of the South African variant of the COVID-19 virus has been identified in a North Carolina resident.
The variant was found in a sample from an adult in the central part of the state who had not recently traveled, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Resources stated in the release. The agency said no further information would be released to protect the privacy of the individual.
According to the state release, data suggest this variant may be more contagious than other variants but does not suggest that it causes more severe disease. Current COVID-19 vaccines are expected to be effective against this and other new variants.
NC Health Official: State Has Used 95% of COVID-19 Vaccine Supply by April Laissle Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses are packed for shipping at a distribution center. PAUL SANCYA/AP
North Carolina’s top health official says the state has nearly exhausted its supply of first-dose COVID-19 vaccines.
State Health Secretary Mandy Cohen says 95% of those doses were administered last week. That number could reach as high as 99% by Wednesday.
“An incredible achievement that demonstrates to the federal government that North Carolina is ready to take on more vaccine, Cohen says. And we need those additional vaccines now.”
Cohen says vaccinations ramped up last week after the federal government said future allocations would depend on how many doses the state had on hand.