I know many of us are more than happy to say farewell to 2021, and welcome 2022 with high hopes for a return to a more normal way of life agai…
RALEIGH — The highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19 is sending record numbers of people to North Carolina hospitals, straining hospita…
RALEIGH — With cases of COVID-19 reaching record highs and hospitalizations increasing, Governor Cooper and NCDHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley has …
BOONE — Watauga Medical Center is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases, Appalachian Regional Healthcare System announced Jan. 11.
Hospitality House, a regional nonprofit homeless services agency, has taken precautions to continue services throughout the course of the COVI…
RALEIGH — The state of North Carolina reached its highest number of daily COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, in…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization on Dec. 22 for Pfizer’s COVID-19 treatment pill and on Dec. 23 for…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization on Dec. 22 for Pfizer’s COVID-19 treatment pill and on Dec. 23 for…
RALEIGH — Health experts are warning that the highly contagious COVID-19 variant, Omicron, is expected to cause the greatest surge in COVID-19…
RALEIGH — Eligibility for Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shot has been expanded to include 16- and 17-year-olds, making safe and effective boosters…
RALEIGH — Governor Roy Cooper announced on December 3 that North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen will b…
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has added COVID-19 vaccine administration data on additional and booster …
The frightening realities of the COVID-19 pandemic have profoundly changed how we live our lives. Something important that we have learned her…
RALEIGH — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends anyone 18 years or older who received the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vacci…
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has partnered with community groups to create nine walk-in Family Vaccina…
RALEIGH — Children ages 5 to 11 can now receive a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, according to a release from the North Carolina Departme…
RALEIGH — COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are now available for more North Carolinians. The Food and Drug Administration has authorized, and th…
HIGH COUNTRY — It was the longest week of her life.
RALEIGH — To strengthen and extend protections against severe illness, North Carolinians at high risk for serious illness or exposure who have…
RALEIGH — North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order 234 on Sept. 24 extending, but not waiving, proof-of-immunization and heal…
BOONE — It had been more than two weeks since Josh Grindstaff talked to his mother. Two weeks since he told her that he loved her and that eve…
RALEIGH — Advisors to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on September 17 the Pfizer-BioNTech (COMIRNATY) COVID-19 booster shot i…
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported last week that it is seeing a sharp increase in COVID-19 cluster…
HIGH COUNTRY — Watauga Medical Center is offering Monoclonal Antibody Therapy to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 in certain patients, but offi…
HIGH COUNTRY — The conversation often starts with “I’m sorry.”
We have all witnessed COVID-19 cases rise over the last month across our entire country, and unfortunately, within our region. For the first t…
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has launched TeenVaxFacts.com – a website dedicated to providing teens wi…
WILKESBORO — Festival organizers for MerleFest have announced updated safety protocol for this year’s event which takes place Sept. 16 to 19 i…
