Chatham County Health Director Talks Vaccination Trends, Omicron Spread
Roughly two years into the pandemic, the COVID-19 response locally and nationally continues to change as new variants emerge and cases spike.
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UNC Announces New COVID Testing Requirements Ahead of Spring Semester
UNC leadership alerted the campus community Wednesday of new COVID-19 testing requirements prior to the start of the spring semester.
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Cooper Pushes for COVID Boosters, Won’t Reimpose Mandates
Written by BRYAN ANDERSON In a major tonal shift from six days ago, North Carolina Democratic Gov....
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Orange County’s Kizzmekia Corbett One of TIME’s Heroes of the Year
Scientist Kizzmekia Corbett has received several accolades this year thanks to her part in...
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First Omicron Coronavirus Variant Case Reported in NC
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Health officials reported North Carolina’s first case of the...
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‘Back To Being Vulnerable’: UNC Expert Shares Latest on Omicron Variant
As a new COVID-19 variant makes its way to the U.S., one UNC expert shares what is currently known about the mutated virus.
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1 in 6 North Carolina Adults Have Gotten COVID-19 Booster
Written by BRYAN ANDERSON New state data shows more than 1.3 million of the roughly 8.2 million...
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Orange County’s Indoor Mask Mandate Extended To Mid-January
With COVID-19 cases back on the rise, Orange County officials are extending the county’s indoor mask mandate into early 2022.
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Local COVID-19 Pioneers Honored with Statewide Awards
Kizzmekia Corbett and Ralph Baric were among nine recent recipients of the North Carolina Award, the state’s highest civilian honor.
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UNC, Duke Scientists Identify New Antibody To Fight COVID-19 and Its Variants
New research between scientists at UNC and Duke has identified and tested an antibody that prevents severe infection from a variety of coronaviruses, including those that cause COVID-19.
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