Major Milestone: N.C.âs COVID-19 vaccine eligibility reaches everyone 16+ quicker than expected
Major milestone: Vaccines opening to everyone 16 and older By Caroline Hicks and Adam Thompson | April 6, 2021 at 7:28 PM EDT - Updated April 6 at 7:29 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - In mid-December, North Carolina hospitals and healthcare providers received the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
It was the first vaccine approved by the FDA, and a big push toward fighting and slowing the virus that made it to North Carolina, and the nation, nine months sooner.
Currently, more than 5.2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in North Carolina.