By Mark Starling
Vaccines For Older Americans Begin
(Buncombe County, NC) COVID-19 vaccines for residents 75 and older are being administered in Buncombe County. The next phase of vaccination rollout started yesterday. Nearly three-thousand appointments have already been made for the rest of the month. Buncombe County s public health director says no one from out-of-town will be turned down.
Asheville Schools Virtual Until Mid-March
(Asheville, NC) Remote learning is being extended for Asheville City Schools. The system said Monday that virtual instruction will continue through March 16th before a gradual transition to classroom learning. Around 85-percent of staff members recently said in a survey that it wouldn t be safe for students to return at this time. The announcement cited the state was in a dangerous place with COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.