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NCDHHS: COVID-19 booster now available for children ages 5-11
RALEIGH — Children ages 5 to 11 years old can receive a COVID-19 booster five months after the date of their most recent Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose.
NCDHHS encourages screening, testing and vaccination during Hepatitis Awareness Month to reduce the spread of disease
RALEIGH — It is estimated there are more than 227,000 people living with viral hepatitis in North Carolina, and approximately half of people with chronic hepatitis are unaware of their infection. Long-term viral hepatitis infection raises the risk of liver cancer and end stage liver disease. Due to the high prevalence and underdiagnosis of viral hepatitis, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services recognizes May as Hepatitis Awareness Month and May 19 as Hepatitis Testing Day.
Troxler encourages horse owners to act now to vaccinate against mosquito-borne diseases and rabies
RALEIGH — Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler is encouraging equine owners to have their animals vaccinated against Eastern equine encephalomyelitis and West Nile Virus.
RichmondCC partners with Huvepharma on customized training
HAMLET — Richmond Community College has partnered with Huvepharma to provide customized training for their employees, including training in math, biology and chemistry.
NCDHHS to host livestream Cafecito and Tele-Town Hall on COVID-19 boosters in North Carolina on April 26
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live Cafecito and Spanish language tele-town hall on Tuesday, 6–7 p.m. to discuss COVID-19 vaccines and boosters.
No COVID cases reported in Richmond County in a week as virus wanes
ROCKINGHAM — Reported cases of COVID-19 have dramatically decreased, with none reported locally within the past week.
NCDHHS to host livestream Cafecito and tele-town hall on COVID-19 vaccines for families in North Carolina on March 29
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live Cafecito and Spanish language tele-town hall on Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m. to discuss COVID-19 vaccines and boosters.
NCDHHS launches spring/summer community campaign to promote COVID-19 vaccines and boosters
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today launched Spring into Summer, a community campaign focused on increasing rates of COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for adults and children.
NCDHHS to host livestream fireside chat and tele-town hall on COVID-19 vaccines for children on March 10
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live fireside chat and tele-town hall on March 10 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. to discuss COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 and older.
NCDHHS makes key COVID-19 vaccine information available in N.C.’s most used languages
RALEIGH — To ensure more North Carolinians have access to the information they need to make decisions about their health and wellbeing, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has made key COVID-19 vaccine information available in the state’s most used languages. In addition to a dedicated Spanish webpage for COVID-19 vaccines, vacunate.nc.gov, materials and videos in English and Spanish, NCDHHS now has COVID-19 vaccine materials in the state’s five other most used languages.
