The Johnston County Health Department is holding a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Benson on Tuesday. Cars were lined up at West Johnston High School in Benson before 4 a.m., despite the clinic not being scheduled to start until 10 a.m.
Cape Fear Valley Health offering Bladen County residents COVID-19 vaccine appointments this week
Bladen County vaccine By WECT Staff | January 10, 2021 at 3:34 PM EST - Updated January 11 at 5:38 AM
BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Cape Fear Valley Health is ready to start offering appointments to patients next week, starting Wednesday. The locations include Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville and Cape Fear Valley hospitals in Hoke and Bladen counties.
“Following the prioritization schedule from the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), we are currently vaccinating Phases 1b, group 1, which includes individuals ages 75 and above, as well as continuing vaccinating first and second doses for healthcare workers in Phase 1a. Starting Wednesday, January 13th, individuals in the current phases being vaccinated may schedule an appointment online at www.capefearvalley.com/covid19 by choosing a time block.
The Fayetteville Observer
Glen Carter arrived at Cape Fear Valley Rehabilitation Center with his wife about 8:15 a.m. Wednesday to get his COVID-19 vaccine.
According to Carter, it all went smoothly. It really was structured really well, it really was I couldn t believe it d gone as good as it did, said Carter. I didn t feel he shot) at all. She said I was through and I didn t even know she had stuck it in. It is painless.
Wednesday morning, Cape Fear Valley Health administered COVID-19 vaccines for North Carolina s Phase 1b, group 1 category, which included individuals aged 75 and older.
Carter was eager to get his vaccine because he said he d been waiting on it for quite some time.
Updated January 1, 2021 1:08 p.m. EST
By Kasey Cunningham, WRAL reporter
Raleigh, N.C. Hospitals across North Carolina are continuing to fill up as COVID-19 cases rise, and smaller, rural hospitals are especially stressed in areas dealing with critical community spread.
“We had our highest watermark yesterday with 54 patients with COVID, in addition to the regular patients we have,” said Jason Cox, chief operating officer at UNC Health Southeastern, in Lumberton. “It’s certainly the most we’ve ever seen hospitalized here in Robeson County.”
Cox says the hospital is at 93% capacity, and its intensive care unit is at maximum capacity, with about half being COVID patients. But the biggest challenge could be personnel.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) With the Moderna vaccine making its way around North Carolina this week, ABC11 spoke to one Cape Fear Valley Health employee who partook in the clinical trials earlier in the year.
Michael Becker joined CFVH s legal team in April just after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a Zoom interview with ABC11, he recalled the health system s rush to be ready for a large influx of hospitalizations.
Months later, in July, the attorney heard about CFVH partnering with Carolina Institute for Clinical Health and Wake Research of Raleigh to conduct nationwide clinical trials with the Moderna vaccine. The institute enrolled more than 350 people from the Fayetteville area, including Becker.