Vaccine administrations will continue Thursday and Friday in New Hanover County. All available appointments are booked. Next week the county will pivot to comply with new statewide guidelines, requesting counties to commence with vaccinations of all individuals 65 and older. (Port City Daily photo/Courtesy New Hanover County) NEW HANOVER COUNTY — Change-ups in the vaccination process this week have trickled down from federal to county levels. The floodgates of eligibility are widening and additional medical care providers are joining the frontline grind. Aligning with guidance from Raleigh, New Hanover County announced Thursday future vaccine shipments will be partly allocated for residents between the ages of 65 and 74. Since Jan. 7, the county had been focusing on individuals 75 and older. The change adds approximately 20,000 county residents to the immediate eligibility list.