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UNC Health, Wake to resume Johnson & Johnson vaccine after CDC reports no safety issues Adam Wagner, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) Apr. 9—UNC — Health and Wake County will both resume using the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded late Thursday that there are no safety issues with the vaccine. "We're confident in the safety and efficacy of the J&J vaccine," Alan Wolf, a UNC Health spokesman, told The News & Observer. UNC Health will resume its use of the vaccine on Saturday. UNC Health and Wake County Pub...

Supply of COVID vaccine has grown in NC. Will it be enough to keep up with demand? Richard Stradling and Adam Wagner, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) Apr. 6—The opening of COVID-19 vaccinations Wednesday to Group 5, or anyone 16 and older who hasn't received the vaccine, comes as the supply of vaccine in North Carolina is as great as ever, which should help satisfy the increase in demand, health officials say. The state received 391,760 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week, up from 326,780 last week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That ...

From social worker to politician: Shanna Fishel launches bid to become next mayor of Northampton Updated Mar 04, 2021; Posted Mar 04, 2021 Shanna T. Fishel, an activist, social worker and former special education teacher in Boston, launched their campaign for mayor of Northampton on Monday, March 1, 2021. (Courtesy Shanna Fishel for Mayor campaign) Facebook Share The Northampton mayoral race is starting to heat up. Shanna T. Fishel, an activist, social worker and former special education teacher, announced their campaign for chief executive of the city. “I am running for mayor of Northamp...

Former state Senate candidate Chelsea Sunday Kline announces she is not running for Northampton mayor Updated Mar 03, 2021; Posted Mar 03, 2021 Chelsea Sunday Kline, a Northampton resident, ran in 2018 for State Senate in Massachusetts to represent the Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester County district. Here, she is seen speaking with reporters and editors at The Republican in August 2018. (Greg Saulmon/The Republican) Facebook Share As the Northampton mayoral race heats up this week with its first contender, one former state Senate candidate made her intentions known. Chelsea Sunday Kline, ...

Mar. 1—North Carolinians could get the new single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this week. Wake County Public Health will receive 5,200 doses and the delivery could arrive as early as the week of March 1. The state health department gave county officials the news over the weekend. The J&J vaccine was cleared for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday, making it ...