More than 300 people received their first COVID vaccine on the first day of the vaccination clinic. Author: Adaure Achumba Updated: 7:14 PM EST January 27, 2021
DAVIE COUNTY, N.C. Hundreds of teachers and other employees with Davie County Schools received their first COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday. It was the first day of a district-wide vaccination exercise for employees and was designated a remote learning day.
The second day for the vaccination exercise is scheduled for Feb.19 which is also a remote learning day, DCSD officials said.
District officials said they would provide more information for parents regarding the remote learning day.
More than 300 hundred teachers and staff turned up for the vaccination exercise.
Counties, hospitals, point to state software as vaccine choke point
Software doesn’t do things called for in state contract, locals upset over clunkiness, data lag.
State computer system slowing down vaccines By N.C. Watchdog Reporting Network | January 28, 2021 at 9:35 AM EST - Updated January 28 at 7:07 PM
Early this week, simmering frustrations boiled over with a multi-million-dollar system the state of North Carolina bought to track vaccine administration.
“The COVID Vaccine Management System (CVMS) is burdensome and ineffective, creating an unnecessary bottleneck in the delivery of vaccines,” the state’s hospital association said in a letter to Gov. Roy Cooper. “Speed to improvement has been slow.”
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Some Triad health departments seek vaccination clinic volunteers
Health officials with Alamance and Davidson counties say there s a need for support and licensed medical volunteers. Author: Adaure Achumba Updated: 8:40 PM EST January 26, 2021
GREENSBORO, N.C. The limited state supply of COVID-19 vaccines has trickled down to Triad Health Departments as they struggle with mass vaccination programs.
The vaccination process is a huge task that has so far gone slower than people would like.
But Triad County Health department leaders said they are facing the challenges head-on despite a limited supply of vaccines. We have been able to ramp up a vaccination process in the last few weeks to thousands of people every week, said Dr. Julia Vann, director at Guilford County Health Department.
Thousands call for appointments to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Burke County every day. Only 1,000 get it each week.
By Friday, the county was out of vaccine for the public, Burke County Health Department Director Rebecca McLeod said.
Supply of the COVID-19 vaccine has been limited across North Carolina. There are only so many appointments available, and itâs frustrating for health care providers and the public, McLeod said.
âWeâve had a mass vaccination plan in place for 15 to 20 years, which we exercise, but if you donât have the vaccine to give people, it doesnât work the way it should,â she said. âHas it made people lose trust in us and has it made people mad at us? Yes, and Iâm sorry.â