New Hanover Co Public Health to continue to prioritize vaccines for adults 65 and older
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Letters: COVID-19 vaccinations distrubtion in New Hanover County
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Covid-19 numbers continue to track a downward trend on infections as vaccinations rise. (Port City Daily/File)
SOUTHEASTERN NC As vaccinations continue to rise, N.C. continues its downward streak of new cases weekly, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. Though Saturday, Feb. 20, had more than 3,400 cases in one day 685 were accounted for from numbers at the end of December today the dashboard is reporting 2,500 cases. It’s a vast decline from Feb. 3’s last major spike of more than 12,000 new cases in one day.
Positive tests rose a little this week to 7.1%. positivity test rate, with 840,096 people in the state reported as contracting Covid-19 since March 2020 up by 21,372 since last week.
Identification is not required when you arrive at a COVID-19 vaccination at the time of a vaccine appointment.
According to New Hanover Chief Communications Officer Jessica Loeper, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has provided guidance to counties that identification is not required at the time of vaccination, so New Hanover County Public Health does not require an identification card, like a driver’s license, to be vaccinated at one of their sites.
Loeper said to remember, however, that the county does require appointments for vaccines, so when someone arrives at the site they provide their name and Public Health s registration staff confirms they are in the right place at the right time for their vaccine.