/tags/vaccine Vaccine en-US Copyright Wed, 02 Aug 2023 19:04:22 GMT /health/2023-08-02/as-covid-cases-climb-a-new-booster-is-on-the-way The virus that causes COVID-19 is again circulating more widely across North Carolina, and health experts are again urging people to make plans to get updated vaccine boosters. Wed, 02 Aug 2023 19:04:22 GMT /health/2023-08-02/as-covid-cases-climb-a-new-booster-is-on-the-way Jason deBruyn /health/2023-05-11/nc-house-wants-to-ban-vaccine-mandates-for-transplant-recipients A bill that passed the state House last week is named for 14-year-old Yulia Hicks. She was reportedly denied a kidney transplant at Duke Health because her family refused the vaccine. Thu, 11 May 2023 18:54:43 GMT /health/2023-05-11/nc-house-wants-to-ban-vaccine-mandates-for-transplant-recipients Colin Campbell /health/2022-09-13/q-a-with-dr-wohl-what-to-expect-from-omicron-specific-covid-boosters Tue, 13 Sep 2022 19:05:58 GMT /health/2022-09-13/q-a-with-dr-wohl-what-to-expect-from-omicron-specific-covid-boosters Anne Blythe / NC Health News /health/2022-06-24/nc-parents-relieved-vaccinate-youngest-kids-carolina-covid Pediatricians and public health offices around North Carolina are getting doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this week and say they are ready for parents to bring their little ones. State health officials encourage parents to vaccinate their children, saying the vaccine is safe and effective. Fri, 24 Jun 2022 20:26:23 GMT /health/2022-06-24/nc-parents-relieved-vaccinate-youngest-kids-carolina-covid Jason deBruyn /news/2022-05-20/children-ages-5-11-can-now-get-a-covid-19-booster-nc-agency-says The Pfizer booster is the only brand currently available to children in this age range. Fri, 20 May 2022 15:31:46 GMT /news/2022-05-20/children-ages-5-11-can-now-get-a-covid-19-booster-nc-agency-says Joe Jurney /news/2022-04-29/advocates-worry-military-vaccine-challenges-could-jeopardize-other-religious-freedom-cases The military is taking a hard line on troops seeking religious exemptions to the COVID vaccine mandate. Lawyers say that could have consequences for others who seek different kinds of religious accommodations. Fri, 29 Apr 2022 20:25:22 GMT /news/2022-04-29/advocates-worry-military-vaccine-challenges-could-jeopardize-other-religious-freedom-cases Steve Walsh /health/2022-04-15/north-carolina-wasted-millions-covid-19-vaccine-doses-big-data-coronavirus About half have been wasted because of leftover doses in an opened vial, and the other half because they reached an expiration date, according to data provided by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. Fri, 15 Apr 2022 13:02:54 GMT /health/2022-04-15/north-carolina-wasted-millions-covid-19-vaccine-doses-big-data-coronavirus Jason deBruyn /health/2021-11-04/north-carolina-400k-pfizer-vaccines-children-low-dose-covid North Carolina will have more than 400,000 doses of the low-dose Pfizer COVID-19 shot within the next week. The vaccine has been approved for emergency use in children ages 5 to 11. Thu, 04 Nov 2021 11:15:38 GMT /health/2021-11-04/north-carolina-400k-pfizer-vaccines-children-low-dose-covid Cole del Charco /health/2021-09-15/federal-covid-vaccine-mandate-could-apply-to-north-and-south-carolina-schools North and South Carolina are among 26 states with an OSHA workplace safety plan that could require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees of public school districts. State officials are awaiting details. Wed, 15 Sep 2021 19:41:38 GMT /health/2021-09-15/federal-covid-vaccine-mandate-could-apply-to-north-and-south-carolina-schools Ann Doss Helms /health/2021-09-15/robeson-county-lowest-vaccination-rate-north-carolina-reasons-complex COVID-19 has torn through the largely rural and racially-diverse community. In the past two weeks, 37 people have died from the disease. That represents more than 10% of those who have died from COVID-19 in the county since March of 2020. Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:23:50 GMT /health/2021-09-15/robeson-county-lowest-vaccination-rate-north-carolina-reasons-complex Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Laura Pellicer