Where and when to get the COVID-19 vaccine under Phase 1B
Here s what Triad health departments have the vaccine and when they re accepting appointments for adults over 75. Author: Grace Holland Updated: 6:58 AM EST January 7, 2021
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. The push to get the coronavirus vaccine is picking up.
Guilford County announced Tuesday that it will begin vaccinating adults 75 years and older as part of Phase 1b of the state s distribution plan starting on January 11. The intent is starting our vaccine clinics for people that are older than 75 on Monday, Cone Health Director of Infectious Disease Dr. Cynthia Snider said.
Governor Cooper also announced Tuesday he mobilized North Carolina National Guard members to help speed up distribution.
As the year comes to a close, COVID-19 case counts continue to climb nine months after the pandemic began. The Alamance County Health Department reported Sunday there have been a total of 10,583 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 147 deaths since the disease struck the area earlier this year.
Sunday’s case count indicates 644 new cases confirmed in the past week and 13 new deaths. The Health Department reported 991 individuals remain in isolation, while 9,445 have recovered and been released from isolation. Forty-nine people were hospitalized for COVID-related care as of Sunday.
An average of 111 new cases has been reported per day in the last week, including 165 on Sunday.
Seven people and four dogs this week were exposed to rabies in a dog attack on Hester Road North of Green Level.
Burlington Animal Services euthanized a dog after a biting incident with three people. Afterward tests came back positive for rabies, according to an Alamance County Health Department news release. Seven people in all and four dogs were exposed to the rabid dog. The health department is helping those people get treatment for rabies. Two of the dogs were up-to-date on their vaccinations. They got vaccination boosters and are on 45-day quarantine. The other two are on strict quarantine and could be euthanized because their shots were not current.
The Alamance County Health Department reported two new COVID-19 clusters at two childcare facilities and an outbreak at a long-term care facility on Tuesday.
MUMS Childcare in Mebane and Little Thinkers Daycare in Burlington have each identified staff and children sick. MUMS reported three staff members and five children have tested positive, while three staff and three children have tested positive at Little Thinkers.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services defines a cluster as five or more cases with illness onset or initial positive results in a 14-day period.
“On Sunday, Dec. 14, MUMS The Kitty Hupman Weekday School closed its preschool program due to a possible case of COVID 19,” director Laura Andrews said. “We then followed the deep cleaning guidelines set forth by the Department of Health and Human Services of NC. After learning of more cases, on Wednesday, Dec. 16, out of caution, we closed our afterschool virtual learning classes and continued o
Alamance County health officials said Wednesday’s confirmed case makes the third one for 2020. Author: Terrence Jefferies (WFMY News 2) Published: 6:15 PM EST December 24, 2020 Updated: 6:15 PM EST December 24, 2020
ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. Alamance County saw its third case of rabies this year on Wednesday, according to the Alamance County Health Department.
The North Carolina Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Raleigh confirmed the case.
Health officials said Alamance County Animal Control was notified of a dog bite involving three people on or around Hester Road in Burlington.
Officials said after picking the dog up, Alamance County Animal Control surrendered the dog to Burlington Animal Services.