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As Mecklenburg County emerges as a hotspot in North Carolina, health officials are turning to LGBTQ dating apps and party promoters to get the word out on monkeypox.
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At least 21,000 people in Mecklenburg County have received a booster shot for COVID-19 so far in October, according to the latest county data. Booster shots account for about 60% of the total number of vaccines administered in the county between Oct. 7 and Oct. 20.
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Mecklenburg County’s health department will begin administering Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots in its clinics starting Monday. The agency is still awaiting clinical guidance from federal and state health officials, according to county health director Gibbie Harris.
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Mecklenburg County health director Gibbie Harris has announced that she will retire at the end of the year, after nearly four years in the role.
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The Mecklenburg County Health Department will soon add a more permanent COVID-19 team. County health director Gibbie Harris said on Wednesday that roughly $13 million in state and federal funding will initially pay for the new unit within her agency. She said additional funding is also expected.
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It was a week of severe weather and misery, political posturing and the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. But a longstanding problem in Charlotte quickly became front and center: homelessness and the lack of affordable housing.
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The tumult caused by the coronavirus this week has many WFAE listeners writing into our newsroom with questions about the unfolding pandemic. For…
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The tumult caused by the coronavirus this week has many WFAE listeners writing into our newsroom with questions about the unfolding pandemic. For…
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The Mecklenburg County Public Health Department launched a hotline for people with questions about the new coronavirus and the disease it causes,…
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Mecklenburg County Public Health and the NC Division of Public Health are investigating two potential cases of tuberculosis at UNC Charlotte, the county…