Published March 12, 2021 at 9:00 AM EST Listen • 41:51
On the next Charlotte Talks Local News Roundup:
How will North Carolinians benefit from the new federal relief package approved in Congress this week? We ll talk about the checks that may be coming to nearly 9.1 million residents in the state.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is increasing the number of days of in-person learning for students, bringing elementary students back for four days a week beginning March 22. Next week, the plan for middle and high school students is changing to two days a week in the classroom, rather than one week in school and two weeks at home. We’ll talk about reaction to the changes.
Published February 11, 2021 at 4:28 PM EST Listen • 49:34
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools preps for in-person class, teachers move up in line for COVID-19 vaccines and Charlotte could be renaming some streets.
City Council okays a recommendation to rename Charlotte streets with white supremacist ties, but what those new names might be is up in the air. We’ll talk about the council discussion.
Charlotte’s transit plan will need some tweaks if City Council wants to get the regional support it’s hoping for. We’ll update you about what’s being said in council and in northern Mecklenburg County.
This week, Gov. Roy Cooper signed a COVID-19 relief bill the first of 2021. The bill is designed to help schools reopen, extend a deadline for parents coping with remote learning and fund vaccine distribution. We’ll discuss.
caring for patients with COVID-19
working directly in areas where patients with COVID-19 are cared for, including staff responsible for cleaning, providing food service, and maintenance in those areas
performing procedures at high risk of aerosolization on patients with COVID-19 (e.g., intubation, bronchoscopy, suctioning, invasive dental procedures, invasive specimen collection, CPR)
handling decedents with COVID-19
NC DHHS went on to say that, Health care workers administering vaccine in initial mass vaccination clinics are part of this first phase. All long-term care staff and residents qualify for Phase 1a. Vaccines in most long-term care facilities are being managed by the federal government through the newly created Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program with CVS and Walgreens.