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Some COVID-19 restrictions in North Carolina were lifted Friday evening.

9:45 p.m. Cumberland County Schools - 43% of its 8,000 full-time and part-time employees have been vaccinated. At this rate, Director Of Health Services Shirley Bolden believes every employee who wants a vaccine will get one before their March 15 in-person start date. Durham Public Schools' officials tell Eyewitness News 422 doses were given out to employees on Thursday. Johnston County has vaccinated more than 2,000 of their more than 5,000 staff. ABC11 reached out to Moore, Hoke, and Harnett County schools for numbers; we're still awaiting a response. Sampson County Schools has had a few do...

Ohio Health Dept. virtual town hall event stresses importance of getting Black people vaccinated The Ohio Department of Health held a virtual town hall via Facebook Live Monday night with black doctors, clergy members and activists – all in the hopes to get communities of color on board with being vaccinated. and last updated 2021-02-22 23:26:54-05 As Hamilton County moves to vaccinate against COVID-19, there are major disparities and distrust that stand in the way of herd immunity. One of the groups least likely to get the shot: African Americans. The Ohio Department of Health held a vi...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. UNC Health Goes Live With NCCARE360 December 18, 2020 GMT CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 18, 2020-- UNC Health is pleased to announce that we went live with the NCCARE360 network earlier this month. NCCARE360 is a statewide coordinated care network that connects individuals to local services and resources with a shared technology. It is the first statewide electronic platform available to coordinate care for those with identified needs to community resources and allow feedback on the outcome...

  We stand together in expressing serious concern with the Trump administration's vaccine distribution plan.  While we are encouraged by recent reports regarding the vaccines' efficacy, there is urgent work to be done to ensure vaccination efforts are both expeditious and fair.    Governors need federal funding in order to execute comprehensive distribution plans to guarantee that all communities have access to the vaccine.  The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials estimates that a comprehensive vaccine distribution program would cost approximately $8 billion.  To date,...