9:40 p.m. In one sense, it s a great step, but I think we shouldn t have waited this long to get the vaccine, said Rita McDaniel, who has several high-risk conditions that make her eligible to receive a vaccine as part of Group 4.
While the state recently bumped up the timeline by a week for the first part of Group 4, they had earlier moved people with chronic conditions down from Group 2 to Group 4. (Having) to wait this long, it s given us a wide span of time to catch the virus. So some of my friends will not come out of the house, will not venture out, have food delivered to them, and their groceries. Some of the people I know will carry on like (usual), but they wear a mask, said McDaniel.
More North Carolinians become eligible to get vaccinated today. Gov. Roy Cooper moved up the eligibility for the first part of Group 4 from March 24 to March 17.
RALEIGH (WTVD) A week earlier expected, North Carolinians with chronic conditions and those living in congregate settings will be able get vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19.
During a news conference Thursday, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced the state would move into vaccination group 4.1 on March 17. Previously, the governor had said the state was expected to move into the phase on March 24.
During a news conference Thursday, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced the state would move into vaccination group 4.1 on March 17.
That includes people with medical conditions that put them at higher-risk for severe COVID-19 illness and people living in some congregate settings that increase risk of exposure to COVID-19.