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Over Mecklenburg County 5,000 seniors schedule COVID vaccines

Mecklenburg County s top health officials have been asking the community for patience in the coming days and weeks.
We have limited access to the vaccine, Mecklenburg County Public Health Director Gibbie Harris said. We want to make sure that when people come in, there s a vaccine available to them.
Some 5,186 seniors are scheduled for their first shots through January. It means Mecklenburg County Health is booked for the month. It s frustrating for many who did all they could to get an appointment.
When numbers don t work and websites don t work, where do we go from there, said Betty Tomlinson, who tried to schedule her appointment but had a hard time getting through. ....

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As North Carolina moves to Phase 1B Monday, South Carolina's timeline slower

As North Carolina moves to Phase 1B Monday, South Carolinaâs timeline slower
Difference in NC and SC vaccine distribution plans
By Morgan Newell | January 1, 2021 at 6:50 PM EST - Updated January 1 at 6:50 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Vaccination efforts in North Carolina are moving forward in a matter of days.
Under phase 1A, health care workers and nursing home residents can get the vaccine.
As of today, South Carolina has more than 30 percent of phase 1A vaccinated. That includes healthcare workers and those living and working in nursing homes. North Carolina has more than 20 percent.
Anyone 75 and older can get a vaccine in the next phase. Healthcare and essential workers are also included under that first group. Mecklenburg County Health Director Gibbie Harris says the state will give instructions on how to go about it soon. ....

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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shipped to North Carolina

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This week, more than 61,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine will ship to North Carolina. More than 21,000 doses will be distributed to Charlotte-area hospitals and the Mecklenburg County Health Department.
The health department is expecting 975 doses in the next few days. An ultra-cold freezer to store them is also on its way.
Those doses will continue to go to those in Phase 1A of vaccine distribution.
“Initially that includes healthcare workers, our EMTs and paramedics, our testing partners,” said Harris.
They ll be vaccinating those giving the vaccine too. The county is also covering about 200 long-term care facilities that did not enroll in the federal program. Through that program, CVS and Walgreens will vaccinate staff and residents of long term care facilities. ....

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