Claire Donnelly
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WFAE
North Carolina will hold the first drawing of its COVID-19 vaccine lottery on Wednesday and one lucky state resident will win a $1 million cash prize. Here’s everything you need to know.
Get more updates on COVID-19's impact on Charlotte, the Carolinas and beyond. See a map of the infections and find resources if you need assistance.
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Centene Corp. held a dedication ceremony Monday for its $1 billion east coast headquarters in Charlotte. -
A new CDC study finds that people who provide unpaid care for their children or adult loved ones are twice as likely as noncaregivers to have experienced depression or anxiety, or thoughts of suicide.
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Health officials are investigating reports of mostly mild, temporary and treatable heart inflammation that may or may not be causally linked to vaccination with an mRNA vaccine against COVID-19.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci about the CDC declaring the Delta variant of COVID-19 a concern, and how vaccines and booster shots fit into the discussion of combating variants.
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North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services announced on Wednesday that it will now pay for residents to have at-home COVID-19 test kits mailed to them. The agency said in a statement that any adult can request a COVID-19 test kit be shipped to their home overnight and DHHS will cover the cost.
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The COVID-19 pandemic forced LGBTQ safe spaces to go online. Now that option may be here to stay.
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The Twitter account @FacesofCOVID has been a way to honor some of the nearly 600,000 Americans who have died. Alex Goldstein, who runs it, has posted over 5,000 virtual obituaries.
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The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to fall across North Carolina and in Mecklenburg County. The daily COVID patient census at all but two of Novant Health’s hospitals has dropped to less than 10.
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In a few weeks, a major health care program in North Carolina will get a total overhaul. But some Medicaid beneficiaries still have questions and concerns about the new system two weeks before it begins.
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In a large-scale study, Novavax said its vaccine was completely effective against the original coronavirus strain and also effective against some variants. It works differently than other vaccines.
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A new Charlotte initiative relies on university students to mobilize vaccinations for COVID-19 among populations with “vaccine hesitancy,” including groups with historic distrust for government programs.
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Medical residents who train in cities tend to stay in cities. Some rural providers say that closing the rural-urban physician gap is a matter of training some residents away from these population centers.
