N.C. Governor Roy Cooper addressed face-coverings in his July 29 press conference. (Port City Daily photo/Courtesy Governor Roy Cooper)
Gov. Roy Cooper announced at Thursday’s press briefing he will put in place a new executive order that will require cabinet agency state employees to prove they have been vaccinated. As well, unvaccinated employees will be required to wear a mask and get Covid-19 tests at least once a week if they do not get their shots. The order will go into effect Sept. 1 and will impact more than 50,000 state employees, the governor said.
Employees that work under the Council of State agencies will not fall under the order.
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The first phase – Phase 1A – is currently underway and includes health care workers who work directly with Covid-19 patients, as well as those who administer the vaccines. Long-term care staff and residents are also included in this phase and started receiving doses Monday.
The next phase – Phase 1B – is expected to commence in early January for adults 75 and older and other frontline essential workers.
However, there are not enough vaccines for everyone in Phase 1B to receive their shots at the same time. For this reason, the state has split this phase into groups, to receive access in the following order:
N.C. Governor Roy Cooper adjusts his face mask as he prepares to speak at a press conference in Raleigh. (Port City Daily photo/Courtesy Governor Roy Cooper)
SOUTHEASTERN, N.C. As part of our countdown to 2021, Port City Daily is revisiting some of its biggest stories of 2020.
Coming in ninth is the official announcement that North Carolinians must wear face masks in public places.
At the time, face coverings weren’t as common, worn optionally in stores by both employees and customers. Now, face masks are a new normal in public.
Read the original “Governor Cooper requires face masks in public places, extends phase two for 3 weeks,” published June 24, below.