NCDHHS provides 3-week baseline of vaccine doses for health systems to expect
NC reveals new plan for allocating vaccine doses By Caroline Hicks | January 28, 2021 at 6:59 PM EST - Updated January 28 at 6:59 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Health systems across North Carolina are learning how many doses to expect over the next three weeks.
It’s part of the plan announced by NCDHHS to help give vaccinators the tools to adequately enroll patients for vaccine appointments.
According to the preliminary data, Novant Health gets a baseline of 6825 doses starting next week. That’s a bump up from 5075 doses this week.
Gaston County COVID-19 vaccine registration hotline crashes after hundreds call
Vaccine appointments in Gaston County By Caroline Hicks | January 5, 2021 at 6:42 PM EST - Updated January 5 at 6:42 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - On Tuesday, hundreds of people tried to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine in Gaston County.
Anyone in Phase 1A or Phase 1B Group 1, which consists of people aged 75 and up, are eligible.
The county health department launched a phone number for registration, but so many people called that the system crashed.
The Gastonia Farmer’s Market is set to host 600 people for their first dose of the covid-vaccine on Friday.