Mecklenburg will keep using one-shot COVID vaccine after Raleigh concerns, CDC investigation Hannah Smoot, The Charlotte Observer
Apr. 9 Mecklenburg County will continue administering the one-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after a CDC investigation, county officials said Friday.
A small percentage of people who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Wake County, along with some recipients in Iowa, Colorado and Georgia, reported dizziness, lightheadedness, feeling faint and sweating within hours of receiving the vaccine, the county said in a statement.
UNC Health and Wake County Public Health both temporarily stopped administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Thursday after some people reported reactions at their vaccination sites, The (Raleigh) News & Observer reported.
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Mecklenburg County Public Health will continue administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after the CDC announced Friday it has found no safety issues following reports of several people suffering from reactions that included fainting.
On Thursday, a mass vaccination clinic in Wake County briefly stopped providing the vaccine after 18 people reported reactions, and four were taken to the hospital. The reactions came after more than 2,300 vaccinations were administered at the clinic at PNC Arena less than 1% of those vaccinated.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a statement late Thursday saying no safety issues were found, and the vaccine was safe to administer.
Health experts weigh in on what scientific data is appropriate to use to answer immunity duration questions. Author: Vanessa Ruffes (WCNC), Spencer Collins Published: 3:55 PM EDT April 8, 2021 Updated: 11:35 AM EDT April 9, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Both Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines have immunity that lasts for at least six months after completing a two-dose series. According to one of the reports, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, some of this information comes from phase three clinical trial data.
A WCNC Charlotte viewer reached out after this information was released, asking whether researchers could look at earlier trial participants to see if immunity lasts even longer:
April 6, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (News Release) Starting on April 7th, Mecklenburg County Public Health is opening additional first dose vaccination appointments at Bojangles’ Coliseum on a weekly basis. Appointment slots will be made available beginning every Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. Groups 1-5 are eligible to schedule appointments.
Beginning April 7, all individuals 16+, living or working in Mecklenburg County may make a first dose appointment at StarMed.Care or by calling the MCPH COVID-19 Hotline at 980-314-9400 (Option 3 for English and Option 8 for Spanish). If no appointments are available, eligible individuals may join the waitlist at MeckNC.gov/COVID-19.
MCPH continues to encourage everyone to make only one vaccine appointment. If you secure multiple appointments, please cancel any appointment you will not attend so that another eligible individual may use that appointment. To cancel appointments made at MCPH clinics or for additional questions, call the MCPH C