/tags/nc-coronavirus-updates NC Coronavirus Updates en-US Copyright Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:24:20 GMT /health/2023-09-14/new-vaccine-rollout-differ-covid-19-shots-tilson-uncg The newest COVID-19 vaccine was approved this week. And unlike previous approvals, the rollout for this one will be significantly different. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:24:20 GMT /health/2023-09-14/new-vaccine-rollout-differ-covid-19-shots-tilson-uncg Jason deBruyn /health/2023-08-23/with-covid-19-hospitalizations-on-the-rise-experts-emphasize-new-booster-shots-and-good-hygiene For the latest week of data, there were 435 hospital admissions for COVID-19, up nearly four-fold from a low point of 117 during the week of June 24. Despite the increase, hospitalizations are still well below the numbers seen both earlier this year and at the height of the pandemic. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 19:01:08 GMT /health/2023-08-23/with-covid-19-hospitalizations-on-the-rise-experts-emphasize-new-booster-shots-and-good-hygiene Jason deBruyn /health/2023-08-02/as-covid-cases-climb-a-new-booster-is-on-the-way The virus that causes COVID-19 is again circulating more widely across North Carolina, and health experts are again urging people to make plans to get updated vaccine boosters. Wed, 02 Aug 2023 19:04:22 GMT /health/2023-08-02/as-covid-cases-climb-a-new-booster-is-on-the-way Jason deBruyn /politics/2023-03-21/nc-republican-lawmakers-take-aim-at-covid-vaccine-mandates Government agencies, schools and universities would no longer be able to require COVID-19 vaccines under a bill that passed an N.C. House committee Tuesday. Tue, 21 Mar 2023 20:59:28 GMT /politics/2023-03-21/nc-republican-lawmakers-take-aim-at-covid-vaccine-mandates Colin Campbell /education/2022-10-05/court-unc-students-can-seek-covid-semester-reimbursement A North Carolina appeals court has determined that a lawsuit filed by University of North Carolina students seeking reimbursement of student fees they paid before in-person fall 2020 classes were canceled due to COVID-19 can continue. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 18:31:32 GMT /education/2022-10-05/court-unc-students-can-seek-covid-semester-reimbursement Associated Press /health/2022-09-13/q-a-with-dr-wohl-what-to-expect-from-omicron-specific-covid-boosters Tue, 13 Sep 2022 19:05:58 GMT /health/2022-09-13/q-a-with-dr-wohl-what-to-expect-from-omicron-specific-covid-boosters Anne Blythe / NC Health ¹ÏÉñapp /news/2022-08-16/gov-cooper-signs-order-officially-ending-covid-19-emergency Cooper signed an executive order Monday terminating the emergency at the end of the day. He already announced last month it would end now because the state budget law contained health care provisions that would allow his administration to keep responding robustly to the virus. Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:59:30 GMT /news/2022-08-16/gov-cooper-signs-order-officially-ending-covid-19-emergency Associated Press /health/2022-07-27/hospitals-are-adjusting-to-a-new-normal-of-covid-19-staffing-and-morale-are-among-the-top-concerns-now UNC Johnston is like a lot of other hospitals in North Carolina right now. The big spikes in COVID-19 patients that stretched the health system to nearly its breaking point are in the past. Hopefully for good. But the coronavirus is going to be a way of life for a long time - and that’s meant long-term changes for hospitals. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:17:13 GMT /health/2022-07-27/hospitals-are-adjusting-to-a-new-normal-of-covid-19-staffing-and-morale-are-among-the-top-concerns-now Jason deBruyn /health/2022-07-26/nc-prepares-to-rollout-the-newly-authorized-novavax-covid-19-vaccine NCDHHS officials say the two-dose Novavax vaccine will soon be available to North Carolinians over the age of 18 who have not yet been vaccinated. Tue, 26 Jul 2022 18:52:42 GMT /health/2022-07-26/nc-prepares-to-rollout-the-newly-authorized-novavax-covid-19-vaccine Neal Charnoff / WFDD /business-economy/2022-07-05/nc-court-rules-restaurants-cant-get-insurance-payouts-for-virus Over a dozen North Carolina restaurants that closed during the coronavirus pandemic when government orders restricted their services can't be recompensed for those financial losses through their commercial insurance policies, the state Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday. Tue, 05 Jul 2022 21:02:22 GMT /business-economy/2022-07-05/nc-court-rules-restaurants-cant-get-insurance-payouts-for-virus Associated Press