Mecklenburg County Health Department

As 2025 comes to a close, we take a look at the public health developments shaping life in Mecklenburg County and what residents should know heading into 2026. Later in the show, we turn to mental health during the holidays, including exploring the impact of financial stress and practical coping tools.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The tumult caused by the coronavirus this week has many WFAE listeners writing into our newsroom with questions about the unfolding pandemic. For…

The tumult caused by the coronavirus this week has many WFAE listeners writing into our newsroom with questions about the unfolding pandemic. For…

The Mecklenburg County Public Health Department launched a hotline for people with questions about the new coronavirus and the disease it causes,…