COVID vaccine live updates: Here s what to know in North Carolina on April 21 Simone Jasper and Hayley Fowler, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Apr. 21 We re tracking the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus and vaccines in North Carolina. Check back for updates.
Case count surpasses 950,000
At least 950,566 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus and 12,437 have died since March 2020, according to state health officials.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported 1,200 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, down from 1,380 the day before.
Nineteen additional coronavirus-related deaths were reported on Tuesday. Deaths don t all occur on the day the state reports them. The state health department revises its daily figures as information becomes available.
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Novant Health Inc., Wake Forest Baptist Health and the Forsyth County Department of Public Health are offering more walk-in vaccination slots, as experts say the drop in requests for the vaccine may slow herd immunity.Â
Novant is providing walk-in vaccinations at its Hanes Mall site from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays. The number of walk-in slots is subject to available supply each day.
People with appointments can opt for a walk-in appointment or reschedule for an earlier slot at www.GetVaccinated.org.
Walk-in vaccinations allow people to get their doses in the flow of their lives, said Dr. David Priest, an infectious disease expert with Novant.
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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses are ready to be administered at a recent visit to homebound residents.
Some Charlotte-area health care providers are seeing a decline in demand for COVID-19 vaccines. Mecklenburg County Public Health and Novant Health both said they have seen fewer people seeking shots.
Dr. David Priest, an infectious disease physician with Novant Health, called the trend “super concerning.”
“We don’t want to plateau at 35, 40%, 45% of individuals being vaccinated when we need 65, 70, 75% to really get the pandemic to close,” Priest told reporters Tuesday morning.
In Mecklenburg County, about 27% of residents had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Monday, according to North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services. That lags behind the statewide vaccination rate of roughly 30%. Gaston (where 24% of people have received at least one shot), Iredell (24.3%), Union (24.7%) and Cabarrus (23.3%) counties also trail the state
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