‘A family decision’: JCSU professor pushes aside concerns to get vaccinated against Covid-19
Johnson C. Smith University hosted a mass vaccination event last weekend, emphasizing the need for communities of color to be protected.
Terza Silva Lima-Neves receives a Covid-19 vaccine at Johnson C. Smith University.
She alone had not.
On Saturday, Lima-Neves pushed aside any concerns she had and headed to Johnson C. Smith University, where Atrium Health was administering vaccinations against Covid-19, which has claimed more than 11,700 lives in Mecklenburg County.
Wearing a black t-shirt emblazoned with the words “love your self,” she sat on a folding chair inside the school’s gymnasium and offered her left arm. Within seconds it was over.
The recent easing of COVID-19 restrictions could be contributing to an uptick in statewide hospitalizations and positive test rates even as COVID-19 deaths continue to slow during March.
Meanwhile, the county has surpassed 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered since early January.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported Wednesday that Forsyth had 49 new cases, up from the 31 reported Tuesday that represented the lowest daily count since 18 on Sept. 27.
The new case total has now been below 100 for nine consecutive reports â and for 17 of the past 20 days. The overall total for the pandemic is at 32,391.
There were two additional COVID-19 related deaths reported by DHHS for an overall total of 352.
The additional COVID-19 related deaths are just the third and fourth over the past two weeks. The overall death total for Forsyth is at 352.
Hugs are back in play for people who are at least two weeks out from being fully vaccinated for COVID-19, a Novant Health Inc. infectious disease expert said Tuesday.
COVID-19 continues to progress and local health officials say the numbers are declining, but have the fears of seeking routine healthcare and dental care subsided?
According to health officials, people are neglecting their personal care because they don t feel safe stepping foot inside of a hospital, doctor s office, dental office, or anywhere that has to do with seeing patients.
John Gizdic, president and chief executive officer for New Hanover Regional Medical Center, said in a town hall webinar that it s about building trust in the community again. We are nearing another public health epidemic, Gizdic said. We are seeing as many or more deaths in the population of people neglecting their routine care than even the COVID population.