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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...

Wake County plans to open its online vaccination registration system to those in Group 4 affected by the governor's decision on or before March 17, spokeswoman Stacy Beard said.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- While North Carolina officials aim to distribute their limited COVID-19 doses equitably between counties, the ABC11 I-Team uncovered various disparities in the data. Data from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services shows that Wake County, one of the largest counties in the state, received some of the fewest doses per capita. The county has received 7.5 doses per every 100 residents, an average that places the county three doses below the state's average (10.6). "It's difficult and disappointing to look at those numbers, especially when we know the d...

Counties, hospitals, point to state software as vaccine choke point Software doesn’t do things called for in state contract, locals upset over clunkiness, data lag. State computer system slowing down vaccines By N.C. Watchdog Reporting Network | January 28, 2021 at 9:35 AM EST - Updated January 28 at 7:07 PM Early this week, simmering frustrations boiled over with a multi-million-dollar system the state of North Carolina bought to track vaccine administration. “The COVID Vaccine Management System (CVMS) is burdensome and ineffective, creating an unnecessary bottleneck in the delivery ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A website that allows seniors to join a waitlist for getting the...