Claire Donnelly
Health Reporter & Host of FAQ City Podcast
Claire Donnelly is WFAE's health reporter. She previously worked at NPR member station KGOU in Oklahoma and also interned at WBEZ in Chicago and WAMU in Washington, D.C. She holds a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University and attended college at the University of Virginia, where she majored in Comparative Literature and Spanish. Claire is originally from Richmond, Virginia.
Reach her at cdonnelly@wfae.org or on Twitter @donnellyclairee.
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North Carolina's top health official, Dr. Mandy Cohen, told the Union County school board it could face "legal action" if it doesn't change the district's quarantine rules by Friday. But the board has no plans to meet. -
Students and staff who don't have a positive COVID-19 test or symptoms should "return to work or school immediately," the district said.
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Some of the Charlotte region’s streetlights are mysteriously changing color. We illuminate why — and how — some people are seeing purple.
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Leaders with the Charlotte area’s three largest hospital systems say their facilities are facing staff shortages and a strain on resources amid the surge in COVID-19 patients caused by the highly contagious delta variant and a low vaccination rate.
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All Novant Health employees must now be at least partially vaccinated by Sept. 15. Previously, they had until that date to be fully vaccinated.
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Respiratory therapists play a critical role in treating COVID-19 patients. They were in high demand before the coronavirus pandemic, and now, with a surge in cases, the need is even greater.
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Medic, the agency that provides emergency medical services in Mecklenburg County, says its staff are stretched thin as they transport a growing number of COVID-19 patients to the region’s hospitals.
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Under the reward program unveiled Monday night, all employees would also receive an additional $250 reward if 75% of city workers are vaccinated by Sept. 30.
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There's something awfully suspicious about that pine tree off the side of Interstate 485 in Charlotte. What is it? And why are there more like it?
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Masks will be required in indoor public places in the city of Charlotte and unincorporated areas of Mecklenburg County starting Wednesday at 5 p.m. Masks will also be required in all of Mecklenburg County — including its six towns — by Aug. 28.
