Kinston Community Health Center could see a vaccine arrive by January or February
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Almost two months after Lisa Wallace took on a new job, the community health center CEO found herself applying for a newly developed vaccine amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Wallace became the CEO of the Kinston Community Health Center in October and applied for the Pfizer vaccine right after Thanksgiving for the center’s high-risk patients to develop immunity to the coronavirus.
However, KCHC may not see the arrival of the vaccine until January or even February.
“We don’t really know exactly what that means,” Wallace said. “It could mean a month from now or two months from now, but once the hospitals are supplied and long-term care then we will be the next stage.”
COVID-19 vaccine arrives at UNC Lenoir Health Care
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The first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine arrived at UNC Lenoir Health Care Thursday morning, and some staff say they are not nervous about taking it.
A fairly small box arrived at the hospital around 9:30 a.m. and was placed in a room on the first floor near the pharmacy department. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services grouped UNC Lenoir in Phase 1a for healthcare workers to receive the allocated 975 doses first.
UNC Lenoir pharmacy director Dale Hardy and pharmacy operations manager Jessica Cunningham are among a few of the front line employees who will take the vaccine on Thursday around 3 p.m. They both said they feel comfortable taking the vaccine to develop immunity to COVID-19.
Lenoir County Health Department hopes to provide vaccines to people in all phases
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With Phase 1a still in progress, the Lenoir County Health Department looks to provide COVID-19 vaccines to anyone as soon as possible.
North Carolina received a shipment of the Pfizer vaccine this week for front line workers at hospitals and long-term care facilities during state health officials’ Phase 1a. Phase 1b will target adults at high risk of severe illness, while Phase 2 will offer vaccines to adults at high risk of exposure. The third phase is designated for students and critical industry workers, and the fourth phase will focus on everyone who wants a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccination.
United Way helps nonprofits with donated Electrolux kitchenware
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It’s no secret that small businesses are suffering during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it shouldn’t be a surprise that nonprofits are, too.
Hope Restorations, Inc. executive pastor Chris Jenkins pulled up to the Kinston Community Center Wednesday, Nov. 9, to collect kitchen items donated to Lenoir-Greene United Way by Electrolux to help his non-profit organization.
Electrolux’s corporate office recently contacted United Way to help a community where a local Electrolux plant is located with its Stocking Kitchens With Hope shopping event. The dishwasher manufacturer donated an 18-wheeler truckload of $150,000 worth of kitchenware amid the pandemic to nonprofits of Kinston.