Joining 2gether for COVID-19 vaccine education: Round 2
WFMY News 2 is partnering with Cone Health, Wake Forest Baptist Health, and Novant Health to help explain the vaccine and appointment processes. Author: Cami Marshall-Anthony Updated: 7:20 PM EST February 25, 2021
GREENSBORO, N.C. As more people become eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, many still have questions and concerns. So WFMY News 2 partnered with Cone Health, Novant Health, and Wake Forest Baptist Health to help the public understand the vaccine and appointment process.
A panel of experts from all three health systems joined Tanya Rivera to talk about the vaccine, the need, and the process of getting a vaccine. Panelists included Dr. Alvin Powell, Cone Health Chief of Health Equity and Chief Medical Officer with Annie Penn Hospital, Dr. Nyree Thorne, gastroenterologist with Wake Forest Baptist Health, and Dr. Jaleema Speaks, OBGYN with Novant Health Woman Care.
275 people made the drive, impacting those who already had shots schedule in Greensboro.
Health care worker Kalsoom Irfan is one of them.
“It was so fast last time when we came, we I didn t stand in the line 10 minutes,” Irfan said. “And today it was 45 minutes.”
Irfan said the High Point appointments caused the longer wait time.
But not everyone had this experience.
Carolyn and Dallas Jeakels are in their 70 s and drove from Burlington to Greensboro for their appointments.
“We left earlier than anticipated because of not knowing and because of the weather, but it worked out great because we got taken in right away,” Jeakels said. “And we were in and out in no time.”
Whatever you do, do not give up | Randolph County man helping seniors with limited resources sign up for COVID-19 vaccine appointments
Elworth Cheek is working with the Randolph County Health Department and others in the community to reach people who are struggling to land a vaccine appointment. Author: Marissa Tansino (WFMY News2) Published: 7:06 PM EST February 12, 2021 Updated: 9:40 AM EST February 13, 2021
NORTH CAROLINA, USA Health departments and providers are still trying to vaccinate people age 65 and older, as they look ahead to the next group becoming eligible.
Paul Graves is 77-years-old and lives in Guilford County. He said he s been trying for weeks to get a shot.
One week after Cone Health was forced to cancel more than 10,000 first-dose coronavirus vaccine appointments and the Guilford County Health Department received only a small amount of COVID-19 vaccine doses, both places said they will be reopening appointments.This comes after city and county leaders held a press conference and one leader sent a letter to the state asking for more doses. Click the video player above to learn more about efforts to bring more vaccines to Guilford County.Chairman Skip Alston sent the letter. He said this was a team effort, driven by both Republicans and Democrats on the state and local level. This is a copy of the letter sent to Gov. Roy Cooper and to North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen this week from Skip Alston, Chairman of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners.It was written by Alston, after the Guilford County Health Department received a smaller-than-expected amount of COVID-19 vaccine doses, w