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NHC Board of Commissioners receives vaccine update
NHC Commissioners receives update on vaccination roll-out By Russell Clark | March 1, 2021 at 9:46 PM EST - Updated March 2 at 12:09 AM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - New Hanover County Commissioners received an update on the vaccine roll out in the county at a meeting Monday evening.
So far, the county and New Hanover Regional Medical Center together have given 78,889 COVID-19 vaccinations.
With the FDA’s approval of emergency use of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, the county is expected to start getting them soon. Officials do not know how many they will get or when they can expect them.
Location: 168 and 178 Porters Neck Rd. in Wilmington
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What is being built?
The new construction at 178 Porters Neck Rd. is a 6,000 sq. ft. building and the future home of Campbell & Covington Orthodontics and Bridgewater Wines.
Campbell & Covington Orthodontics is expected to move in sometime in April and the office will replace its current location in Porters Neck at 8066 Market St. It has a second Wilmington office close to New Hanover Regional Medical Center at 1516 Doctors Circle.
The FDA gave emergency use approval of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine over the weekend and now the CDC has to approve its distribution, expected today, Sunday, Feb. 28. (Port City Daily/File)
SOUTHEASTERN NC Over the weekend the FDA approved the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for emergency use. It now awaits approval from the CDC for distribution. Once that happens, the nation will be gearing up for more supply, as almost 4 million doses will be available immediately, upping vaccine supply to states by 25%. Doses could increase by 20 million by the end of March.
Gov. Roy Cooper and N.C.’s top health official, Mandy Cohen, addressed the one-dose shot at last week’s press conference, saying more information will be communicated this week upon its possible rollout.
Cape Fear Clinic offers vaccines to Wave drivers, who shuttle people to appointments of their own portcitydaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from portcitydaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.