By WRTV Staff | January 17, 2021 at 1:43 AM EST - Updated January 17 at 1:43 AM INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) - An Indianapolis couple married for 33 years planned to get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as … [Read more...] about Couple married 33 years dies from COVID-19 just 1 day apart
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Health officials ask for patience as Novant, Brunswick work to ramp up vaccine effort
By Emily Featherston | January 15, 2021 at 4:37 PM EST - Updated January 15 at 6:20 PM BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Brunswick County will host one of Novant Health’s larger-scale vaccine … [Read more...] about Health officials ask for patience as Novant, Brunswick work to ramp up vaccine effort
New Hanover County expecting 3,900 more vaccines next week
By WECT Staff | January 15, 2021 at 4:29 PM EST - Updated January 15 at 4:30 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - New Hanover County Public Health anticipates receiving 3,900 vaccines from the state … [Read more...] about New Hanover County expecting 3,900 more vaccines next week
Anger in states over pace of COVID-19 vaccine allotments
By Associated Press | January 15, 2021 at 3:41 PM EST - Updated January 15 at 3:41 PM (AP) - Uncertainty over the pace of federal COVID-19 vaccine allotments triggered anger and confusion … [Read more...] about Anger in states over pace of COVID-19 vaccine allotments
Biden taps former FDA chief Kessler to lead vaccine science
By Associated Press | January 15, 2021 at 9:04 AM EST - Updated January 15 at 9:14 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has picked a former Food and Drug commissioner to lead vaccine … [Read more...] about Biden taps former FDA chief Kessler to lead vaccine science
COVID-19 infected lungs damaged more than smoker’s lung, doctor says
By Judith Retana | January 14, 2021 at 10:21 PM EST - Updated January 14 at 10:21 PM RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – A trauma surgeon on the front lines of COVID-19 is finding lungs infected with the … [Read more...] about COVID-19 infected lungs damaged more than smoker’s lung, doctor says
No evidence of child abuse surge amid pandemic, HHS leaders say
By Associated Press | January 14, 2021 at 6:07 PM EST - Updated January 14 at 6:07 PM NEW YORK (AP) — Top officials overseeing child welfare at the Department of Health and Human Services say … [Read more...] about No evidence of child abuse surge amid pandemic, HHS leaders say
Expanded vaccine rollout in US spawns a new set of problems
By Associated Press | January 14, 2021 at 3:47 PM EST - Updated January 14 at 8:23 PM (AP) - The rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to … [Read more...] about Expanded vaccine rollout in US spawns a new set of problems
Post Malone donates 10,000 Crocs to frontline workers
Skip to content The entertainer is gifting 10,000 pairs of the comfy shoes to employees at 70 hospitals across the country. (Source: Pool, CNN) By CNN staff | January 14, 2021 at … [Read more...] about Post Malone donates 10,000 Crocs to frontline workers
NCDHHS preparing for “large-scale” vaccine events across the state
By WECT Staff | January 14, 2021 at 11:47 AM EST - Updated January 14 at 4:17 PM RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - Officials with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services say they’re working … [Read more...] about NCDHHS preparing for “large-scale” vaccine events across the state