The two participants say they were thrilled to see the U.S. government advisory panel endorse the widespread use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday.
Updated December 10, 2020 6:32 p.m. EST
By Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter
Fayetteville, N.C. As Cape Fear Valley Medical Center waits for its first shipment of a coronavirus vaccine, the hospital has put up tents in the emergency room parking lot, anticipating a surge in patients.
The tents went up late Wednesday and early Thursday, and Fayetteville firefighters spent the day ensuring they were properly secured. In order for us to maintain social distancing [and] keep our patients safe, we re opening up the tents here so we can have overflow, usually waiting space right now for folks to be able to wait, said Dan Weatherly, the hospital s chief operating officer.
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A no-cost COVID-19 testing and food distribution event is being held Dec. 12 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Global Scholars Academy located at 311 Dowd St. in Durham. The event is being sponsored by Union Baptist Church and The Episcopal Church El Buen Pastor, both located in Durham. Registration for the event is preferred but not required. You can register online for the Global Scholars Academy Community Testing Event, or over the phone by calling 984-222-8000 and choosing option 2. For Spanish, call 984-664-4132. If you are prompted to leave a voicemail, please provide your name, date of birth and contact information and you will be automatically registered for the event.
3 p.m.
A no-cost COVID-19 testing and food distribution event is being held Dec. 12 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Global Scholars Academy located at 311 Dowd St. in Durham. The event is being sponsored by Union Baptist Church and The Episcopal Church El Buen Pastor, both located in Durham. Registration for the event is preferred but not required. You can register online for the Global Scholars Academy Community Testing Event, or over the phone by calling 984-222-8000 and choosing option 2. For Spanish, call 984-664-4132. If you are prompted to leave a voicemail, please provide your name, date of birth and contact information and you will be automatically registered for the event.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) As Cumberland County continues to see COVID-19 metrics trending in the wrong direction, local health officials expect to see the first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine next week.
County, city, and Fort Bragg officials held a press conference outside the Cumberland County Courthouse to debrief residents on the latest numbers and vaccine information on Wednesday afternoon. Every week, the number of positive hospitalized patients continues to rise, Michael Nagowski, the CEO of Cape Fear Valley Health said during the 3 p.m. press conference.
As of Wednesday, the county s COVID-19 total case number sits at 10,625 with 124 deaths. Nagowski says they re seeing a spike in numbers that they believe is connected to Thanksgiving. Right now, there are 60 patients at the Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, who are hospitalized and COVID positive.