UNC Health recently announced they will no longer administer COVID-19 tests for walk-in asymptomatic people in their emergency department. This change comes as emergency departments across the country have been greatly affected by a surge of patients from the omicron variant.
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There’s been lots of debate throughout the pandemic over which kind of mask to wear to best prevent catching COVID-19. In the wake of the highly contagious omicron variant, some people are choosing to make a switch from cloth masks to an N95 mask. This week UNC students took matters into their own hands.
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At a recent pop-up vaccination event in Orange County, select teens were administered an incorrect...
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COVID-19 cases are continuing to surge throughout Orange County and the state largely because of the omicron variant. Local health leaders continue to urge everyone to receive their COVID-19 vaccine and their booster shot. Studies show this helps lessen the spread of the virus and add extra layers of protection against it.
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As UNC began its first day of classes Monday, the Carolina Together COVID-19 dashboard showed more than 1,000 cases of COVID-19 in the campus community.
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UNC begins its fall semester January 10 and for some it’s set to be their fourth COVID-19 disrupted semester.
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The post-holiday spike in COVID-19 cases has pushed North Carolina to new records in both daily diagnoses and the percentage of tests being returned positive.
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Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS North Carolina reported a record one-day number of additional...
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Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Positive COVID-19 test rates and hospitalizations in North...
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Amid yet another surge of COVID-19 cases and ever-changing protocols and recommendations, healthcare systems and their employees continue to face burnout, staffing shortages and mental health crises.
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