All North Carolinians aged 65 and older are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine, a change that affects nearly a quarter of the population in Moore County.
The new criteria was announced just two days after the county began vaccinating residents age 75 and older under Phase 1B of the N.C. Department of Health and Humans Servicesâ four-stage inoculation plan. The expanded eligibility reflects the latest guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to the state.Â
But administering the vaccine to a bigger pool of older adults will be a difficult undertaking in Moore County, which is home to a large number of senior citizens.
A federal appeals court has ruled against hospital groups in their legal challenge to the CMS regulation that would require hospitals to make pricing information publicly available. The rule is set to take effect Jan. 1.