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Residents wait at the New Hanover County Senior Resource Center for a Covid-19 vaccine. Although the state indicates around 23,000 first doses have been administered in the county, a spokesperson said that number is higher in reality. (Port City Daily/Courtesy of New Hanover County) NEW HANOVER COUNTY — Delays in logging Covid-19 vaccinations have resulted in the actual total of county vaccinations being higher than the number currently reflected on the According to vaccine allocation tot...

In the last month, nearly 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been sent to North Carolina, however only one-third of those vaccines have been administered. 

Yet most other states managed to roll out the vaccine more quickly than North Carolina, which has so far administered only about one-third of its allotment. That speed matters, as federal officials have said future distributions may be based on how quickly states are putting shots into arms. But exactly why North Carolina has fallen behind is complicated. A survey of dozens of county health departments across the state by the N.C. Watchdog Reporting Network shows a range of problems that have h...

The N.C. Watchdog Reporting Network surveyed local health departments across the state to find out why North Carolina has ranked near the bottom of states in administering the COVID-19 vaccine. We found a lack of manpower, technical problems and logistical hurdles.

Atrium Health administering COVID-19 vaccine to non-critical staff, despite state regulations Atrium Health administering COVID-19 vaccine to non-critical staff, despite state regulations By Nick Ochsner | December 23, 2020 at 1:10 PM EST - Updated December 23 at 7:01 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Atrium Health is scheduling non-critical employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, despite state regulations aimed at ensuring those who interact with COVID-19 patients and the elderly are inocula...

Who’s getting stuck first? Vaccine details still unclear as NC hospitals receive first shipments An Atrium Health employee prepares to administer the first dose of Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine in North Carolina on Monday, December 14, 2020. (Source: Atrium Health) By Nick Ochsner | December 15, 2020 at 1:32 PM EST - Updated December 16 at 6:27 PM Just before noon Monday, Dr. Katie Passaretti stood still while a nurse stuck a needle in her arm and injected a dose of cold liquid. Then Pas...