Amid Rise of BA.2 Variant, Orange County Health Officials Cautiously Optimistic Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 12, 2022 | COVID-19 The BA.2 variant of COVID-19 is causing an uptick in cases, but local health officials say they’re still feeling optimistic. Read More
UNC Ends Carolina Together COVID-19 Case Dashboard Posted by Ava Pukatch | Apr 7, 2022 | COVID-19, Instagram, UNC UNC announced Wednesday morning that it had ended the campus case Carolina Together dashboard. The site now displays links to the CDC, Orange County and North Carolina COVID-19 case dashboards. Read More
Mask-Optional Policy Begins Next Week at Most NC Agencies Posted by Associated Press | Mar 5, 2022 | COVID-19, State Government Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mask-wearing inside most North Carolina state government buildings... Read More
CHCCS Delays Lifting Indoor Mask Mandate Until April 4 Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 4, 2022 | COVID-19, Instagram, Pre-K - 12 Education The CHCCS school board voted to lift the district’s outdoor mask mandate, but keep the indoor mandate in place for one more month. Read More
Amid COVID Shifts, UNC’s Testing Lab Transitions to Third Party Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 3, 2022 | COVID-19, Health, UNC UNC is set to make several shifts in its COVID-19 approach in the coming days, including a change... Read More
Orange County Announces Plan to Lift Indoor Mask Mandate Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 1, 2022 | COVID-19, Instagram, Local Government After saying it would maintain an indoor mask mandate until local COVID-19 trends dropped further,... Read More
UNC To Follow County Guidance When Dropping Mask Mandate Posted by Ava Pukatch | Feb 28, 2022 | COVID-19, Instagram, UNC Editor’s note: The Orange County government announced at its March 1 meeting its mask... Read More
NC Governor Vetoes Bill With Student Opt-Out for Masks Posted by Associated Press | Feb 25, 2022 | COVID-19, Pre-K - 12 Education, State Government Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed legislation Thursday that would... Read More
UNC Health Hits 500,000 Mark of Administered COVID-19 Vaccines Posted by Brighton McConnell | Feb 25, 2022 | COVID-19, Health While COVID-19 vaccinations have drastically slowed in North Carolina, the UNC Health system... Read More
CDC: Many Healthy Americans Can Take a Break From Masks Posted by Associated Press | Feb 25, 2022 | COVID-19, National Written by CARLA K. JOHNSON and MIKE STOBBE Most Americans live in places where healthy people,... Read More