WCCB Charlotte s CW
May 4, 2021
GASTONIA, N.C. Nearly three years after a woman was shot accidentally by a Gastonia Police Officer, she says a bullet fell out of her body while she was cleaning her house.
31-year-old Brittany Lynn was shot by Gastonia Police Officer Stephen Whisnant back in 2018, while the officer was investigating a noise complaint. Police say the officer was trying to serve a warrant on Lynn’s brother. But, according to authorities, Whisnant accidentally fired his weapon, striking Lynn in her breast.
The Gaston County District Attorney later announced no charges would be filed against the officer.
Starting this week, North Carolina teachers and other school staff members can get COVID-19 vaccines.
North Carolina teachers and other school personnel are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, regardless of age, starting Wednesday. Iredell-Statesville Schools and Gaston County Schools are offering mass vaccine events for employees on opening day.
Both districts have held in-person classes since August, even as other districts in the region relied on remote instruction for part of the school year.
Boen Nutting, communications director for Iredell-Statesville Schools, says that’s one reason her district wanted to make sure employees had a chance to be vaccinated quickly.
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Atrium Health has so far seen “no severe reactions” to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in its employees who have been vaccinated, Dr. Lewis McCurdy, an infectious disease physician at Atrium, told reporters on Thursday. Two health care workers in Alaska reportedly experienced allergic reactions to the shot and had to get emergency treatment after being vaccinated on Wednesday. One of the cases was described as severe.
In Charlotte, McCurdy said Atrium employees have reported sore arms, fatigue and muscle aches after being vaccinated but “nothing significant.”
“We are watching people,” McCurdy said. “There are obviously requirements around watching people for a certain period of time after the immunization to make sure they’re safe.”