The first round of vaccinating youths ages 12 to 15 is taking place at local mass-vaccination sites, although there are plans to potentially have doses available in pediatric offices by early fall.
Novant Health Inc. and Forsyth County Department of Public Health began providing first doses to that age group Thursday at their respective mass-vaccination sites at Hanes Mall and 799 Highland Ave.
Wake Forest Baptist Healthâs Brenner Childrenâs Hospital will hold a vaccination clinic for teens Saturday at Winston-Salem State Universityâs Anderson Center, 1545 Reynolds Park Road. Appointments can be made by calling (336) 702-6843.
Novant offers walk-in vaccinations at Hanes Mall from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, although making an appointment is preferable. The number of walk-in slots is subject to change based on supply.
Teens ages 12 to 15 can receive their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine beginning Thursday afternoon.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended Wednesday the use of the Pfizer vaccine under the same Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization as for those ages 16 and older.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services was required to sign off on the federal recommendations before vaccine providers in North Carolina could proceed. Having a vaccine for our younger teens brings us that much closer to being able to end the pandemic, Dr. Mandy Cohen, the state s health secretary, said in a statement.
Researchers with Wake Forest School of Medicine are collaborating on an effort to develop a reusable and more comfortable face mask for health care workers.
The testing of the potential personal protection equipment (PPE) product comes as the arrival of several global COVID-19 variants into North Carolina and the United States has drawn concerns in terms of new community exposures.
Just as worrisome: How do the variants affect the disposable masks worn by health care workers?
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of thousands of medical providers in the U.S. alone, most who were exposed and infected as they treated infected patients.
Patient-safety grades for Forsyth and Wake Forest Baptist medical centers were unchanged in a key analysis this spring that had expanded COVID-19 data.
The Leapfrog Group, which did the analysis, is a national nonprofit organization founded by larger employers and private health-care purchasers.
Leapfrog discloses grades based on 27 healthcare categories for more than 2,600 hospitals nationally, with the latest report coming out Thursday. Leapfrog has been providing grades since 2012.
Its semiannual reports are considered as a key healthcare provider measuring stick. Its overall and individual category grades can reflect multiple years of review.
Forsyth retained an A grade for the fifth consecutive report.
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