The departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced plans on Wednesday to team up to extend access to COVID-19 vaccines and testing in vulnerable communities.
RALEIGH The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Health Service Regulation today announced it has made a new temporary pathway available for individuals who worked in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic as temporary nurse aides to be listed on the Nurse Aide I Registry.
Eligible nursing home staff may use their on-the-job training and experience as an equivalency to the traditional classroom training and take the Nurse Aide I competency examination and be listed on the registry after successfully completing it.
In recognition of their on-the-job training and experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, and in an effort to retain a valuable trained workforce, DHSR s Health Care Personnel Education and Credentialing Section established this temporary pathway.
RALEIGH The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced it is expanding eligibility for food assistance benefits to help college students who are struggling to purchase food and stay in school during the pandemic.
Some college students in North Carolina are now eligible to receive assistance through the Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) program under this temporary change of benefits approved by the federal government.
The U.S. Department of Education recently announced this additional assistance for college students and institutions through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) grants program. The additional assistance provides ongoing relief from the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Act of 2020 and will be in effect until 30 days after the COVID-19 public health emergency is lifted.
It s a race between vaccinations and variants. A booster shot may not be needed for COVID-19 next year if the world can get vaccinated quicker than the virus can mutate. Source by: Stringr
The Forsyth County Department of Public Health is shutting down its COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Winston-Salem Fairgroundsâ Education building.
May 4 will be the final first-dose vaccination date at the fairgrounds. People who received their first dose at the fairgrounds will get their second dose there through May 24. After that, shots will be given at the health department, 799 Highland Ave.
First-dose vaccinations will begin May 6 at the health department.