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New data released by state health officials shows roughly one in six eligible North Carolinians have gotten a COVID-19 booster shot. The state Department of Health and Human Services is urging all adults to come in for an extra shot ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Citing the high costs associated with Covid illnesses, a growing number of employers are telling employees who decline to be vaccinated to pay up.
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The FDA on Friday granted emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna booster shots. The boosters have already been available for people 65 and older and to high-risk adults.
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State data shows more than 24,000 kids in the 5-11 age group got the vaccine within the first five days it was administered. This represents less than 3% of the almost 900,000 children eligible in the age group.
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The companies say a study of more than 10,000 volunteers showed a vaccine efficacy of 95% or greater for people receiving the booster.
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The Biden administration says it will defend its rule requiring some 84 million workers to get vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. More than two dozen states have sued to stop it.
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At the Mecklenburg County Commissioners meeting Wednesday night, Commissioner Vilma Leake criticized the local rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine and questioned whether public health officials are part of a plan to kill Black people. County officials — including the public health director — said nothing.
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Mecklenburg County received its first shipment of 13,500 pediatric vaccine doses on Tuesday, which it plans to distribute to health care providers across the county. Here's when and where the shots will be available.
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Physicians weigh in on what you need to know about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine, and how to think about the risks and benefits of vaccinating your kid
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Kids ages 5 to 11 will soon be able to get Pfizer's low-dose COVID vaccine. CDC director Rochelle Walensky agreed with a unanimous decision of a team of advisers that the benefits outweigh the risks.