Mecklenburg County Health Director Gibbie Harris says the growing number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 in the county is straining many hospitals, and a post-holiday wave could push some medical centers to their limits.
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This week, more than 61,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine will ship to North Carolina. More than 21,000 doses will be distributed to Charlotte-area hospitals and the Mecklenburg County Health Department.
The health department is expecting 975 doses in the next few days. An ultra-cold freezer to store them is also on its way.
Those doses will continue to go to those in Phase 1A of vaccine distribution.
“Initially that includes healthcare workers, our EMTs and paramedics, our testing partners,” said Harris.
They ll be vaccinating those giving the vaccine too. The county is also covering about 200 long-term care facilities that did not enroll in the federal program. Through that program, CVS and Walgreens will vaccinate staff and residents of long term care facilities.
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