Health

Governor Roy Cooper addressed the state this afternoon with an update on Covid-19 in our state and further actions to be taken. Some speculated that Cooper was going to announce looser restrictions, following the action of other Governors. However, Governor Cooper did not loosen any of the current NC restrictions.

This weekend Atrium Health is hoping to administer over 16,000 vaccinations to people who are at least 65 years of age at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The speedway is the first of two mass vaccination sites, Bank of America Stadium will host a similar vaccination event in the near future.

Mecklenburg County Public Health will be opening additional Covid-19 vaccine appointments for the first 3 weeks of February based on anticipated vaccine supplies. Vaccines will still only be available to people in groups 1 and 2. Appointments will available for scheduling beginning Thursday January 21 at 8:30am.

"The vaccine is the light at the end of the tunnel that will help us get back to life as we knew it," Charlotte Motor Speedway President Greg Walter said on Friday. And to be part of that is incredible. We do this all the time. we move people in and out."

North Carolina is now lowering the age of who can get the coronavirus vaccine. Governor Roy Cooper said Thursday that North Carolinians 65 and older will now be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine. 

A big plan to vaccinate one million people in Charlotte by July 4th. Atrium Health, Honeywell, Tepper Sports & Entertainment and the Charlotte Motor Speedway have entered into a partnership with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at a rapid rate, so too are the hospitalizations in Mecklenburg County. While it’s normal for hospitals to run anywhere from 90%-105% capacity even when there isn’t a global pandemic, the numbers hospitalized statewide and locally in intensive care units are attention grabbing.

According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, the number of daily reported Covid-19 cases has eclipsed 10,000 for the first time of the pandemic. 10,398 at the time of this posting to be exact.  As the numbers increase, it’s easy to understand why Governor Roy Cooper is taking measures to help […]

According to CBS News, a Wisconsin pharmacist was fired and arrested after allegedly tampering with COVID-19 vaccine doses, which arrived at his pharmacy.

Raleigh came in at No. 3 on a list of the top 100 'Happiest Cities in America', according to a recent survey by Men's Health. The Magazine weighed factors such as the best overall environment including physical and mental health to financial status and well-being.