Two Moore County men discussed their lives with COVID-19 as symptoms linger for months. Lingering symptoms have been called long-haulers. Tony Marks became ill in…
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced 70 percent of North Carolinians age 18 and older have received at least one dose…
FirstHealth of the Carolinas will offer Pfizer booster shots to eligible members of the public at clinics scheduled for October. Appointments will be required, and…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's COVID-19 metrics are improving even as fewer and fewer people are receiving a vaccine. State health department data released…
COVID-19 booster shots have now been recommended for thousands of eligible North Carolinians, and an initiative supported by the N.C. Department of Transportation and the N.C. Department…
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) independent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended certain populations receive a booster shot of…
FirstHealth of the Carolinas will require all employees, medical staff, volunteers, students, agency staff and vendors to receive COVID-19 vaccines by Nov. 19, 2021. Chief Executive Officer Mickey…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — People attending the 2021 N.C. State Fair won't be required to be vaccinated for COVID-19, but it's strongly encouraged, officials said.…
As schools across North Carolina focus on efforts to recover ground lost last year to COVID-19, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt released details…
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is seeing a sharp increase in COVID-19 clusters among school sports teams. For the period between…
With the increase in COVID-19 cases, the demand for testing is on the rise. FirstHealth emergency departments are seeing an increase in patients coming to…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina children now must get approval from a parent or guardian before receiving the current COVID-19 vaccine available to them.…
The delta variant, the latest COVID-19 threat to public health, is the predominant strain of the deadly virus in Moore County, and in all of…
Following the recent recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Moore County Health Department will begin administering third doses of the…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina health officials say medically vulnerable residents with certain health conditions can get an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Some…