After the COVID-19 booster will be available for all eligible U.S. adults in September and Atrium Health s Dr. Lewis McCurdy explained how it will help increase a person s antibodies.
It was just pure joy : Charlotte family reunites after getting COVID-19 vaccine Hannah Smoot, The Charlotte Observer
Apr. 12 Shirley Hoffmann met her youngest great-granddaughter for just the second time on Monday in Charlotte.
It hasn t been distance keeping her away from her family. Hoffmann, 87, lives near Asheville in Arden, just two hours west of Charlotte. I told my family, I can t take a chance of getting this (virus), because then I will become a burden on you, Hoffmann said.
Hoffmann s husband died 31 years ago, she said. She lives alone in Ardenwoods Retirement Community with her dog.
But on Monday, she reunited with her son Scott, and his daughter s family, including two of Hoffmann s great-grandaughters: 2-year-old Gracie and 7-month-old Margot, because she has been vaccinated.
Major Milestone: N.C.âs COVID-19 vaccine eligibility reaches everyone 16+ quicker than expected
Major milestone: Vaccines opening to everyone 16 and older By Caroline Hicks and Adam Thompson | April 6, 2021 at 7:28 PM EDT - Updated April 6 at 7:29 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - In mid-December, North Carolina hospitals and healthcare providers received the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
It was the first vaccine approved by the FDA, and a big push toward fighting and slowing the virus that made it to North Carolina, and the nation, nine months sooner.
Currently, more than 5.2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in North Carolina.
Vaccinations continue at N.C. hospitals while pharmacies prepare for long-term care facilities
Vaccinations continue at N.C. hospitals while pharmacies prepare for long-term care facilities By Caroline Hicks | December 21, 2020 at 6:02 PM EST - Updated December 21 at 11:56 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - It is week two of COVID-19 vaccinations in North Carolina.
Last week, the Pfizer vaccine shipped to hospitals across the state. On Monday, Atrium Health was one of the first in the state to get a shipment of the Moderna vaccine.
“There’s been a lot of emotions with the arrival of the vaccine,” Dr. Lewis McCurdy, Atrium Health Infectious Disease Specialist,” said. “There’s great excitement that it’s here and there’s almost a rush to sign up.”
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This week, more than 61,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine will ship to North Carolina. More than 21,000 doses will be distributed to Charlotte-area hospitals and the Mecklenburg County Health Department.
The health department is expecting 975 doses in the next few days. An ultra-cold freezer to store them is also on its way.
Those doses will continue to go to those in Phase 1A of vaccine distribution.
“Initially that includes healthcare workers, our EMTs and paramedics, our testing partners,” said Harris.
They ll be vaccinating those giving the vaccine too. The county is also covering about 200 long-term care facilities that did not enroll in the federal program. Through that program, CVS and Walgreens will vaccinate staff and residents of long term care facilities.