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Reporter Lilly Knoepp talked with local law enforcement, first responders and fire fighters at Jackson County Recreation Center after they received the COVID-19 vaccine. Jackson County Public Health administered 200 vaccines at the event.
Rural counties in Western North Carolina are vaccinating first responders. BPR went to a mass COVID-19 vaccination in Jackson County.
A cold wind blows outside the Jackson County Recreation Center in Cullowhee. But it hasn’t stopped officers, firefighters and first responders from lining up to receive their COVID-19 vaccines.
“There’s actually been a good turn out. It was actually real smooth once we got in line.”
PETALING JAYA: The Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) financial aid should be automatically transferred to the accounts of Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) 2020 and Bantuan Prihatin Nasional 2020 (BPN) beneficiaries, says MCA Youth secretary-general Daniel Wa Wai How.
According to Wa, this is to prevent new Covid-19 clusters as the country continues to grapple with four-digit positive cases on a daily basis.
“This will reduce the number of people leaving homes and being exposed to infection risks, ” said Wa in a statement Monday (Jan 18).
“It is a progressive move to allow BPR applications to be made online, but the government should keep in mind that there are communities, including the elderly, who are not so skilled at using IT devices and may require help from others, thereby rendering themselves exposed to certain risks.
Photo courtesy of Duke Energy
Duke Energy is pausing all financial contributions to federal office holders and candidates following the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week. Duke Energy’s political action committee gave almost $600,000 to federal candidates in 2019 and 2020, including $1,000 to current Western North Carolina Republican Congressman Madison Cawthorn.
“We were shocked and dismayed by the events at the Capitol last week. Duke Energy is taking this very seriously and taking a pause on all federal political contributions for 30 days,” said Duke Energy spokesperson Grace Rountree in an email. Other corporations across the country have also paused donations. Blue Cross and Blue Sheild Association has paused all donations to law makers who opposed the electoral college count.
George Erwin Jr., a former Henderson County Sheriff, rescinded his support for newly-elected Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.), saying Cawthorn’s words played a role in the deadly riot that took place at the Capitol on Wednesday.