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North Carolina ranks first in the nation for vaccinating the largest share of its 65 and older population at 49 percent, the Kaiser Family Foundation said. Read Story »
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Henderson County schoolteachers and support staff will get Covid-19 vaccinations this weekend thanks to the efforts by two providers set aside enough doses for educators. Read Story »
After the forecast of ice, the Health Department postponed the Covid-19 vaccine clinic at East Henderson High School scheduled for today. Anyone who was scheduled to receive their first dose is asked to come to East Henderson High on Friday at their original appointment time. Read Story »
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Pharmaceutical companies are making as many vials of Covid-19 vaccines as they can make, Henderson County Manager Steve Wyatt told elected commissioners at the top of a vaccine update. The federal government determines dose allocations to the states. The governor's office determines dose allocations to 100 counties. The gulf between supply and demand is vast; the pace of shots in arms is maddenly slow. Yet, the county's ability to control either, the manager said, is limited. Read Story »
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With a forecast for possible ice overnight Wednesday, Pardee called off its Covid vaccine clinic on Thursday, Feb. 18. Read Story »
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Almost 20,000 Henderson County residents have received a Covid-19 vaccination, including 6,154 who have received a second dose. Read Story »
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The entire team at the Pardee UNC Health Care Vaccine Clinic at Blue Ridge Community College was buzzing with excitement on Saturday morning. Read Story »
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Maxine Hall was one of the first in line to receive her first COVID-19 vaccination at Carolina Village Monday Read Story »
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While teachers and other school employees will join the long line of North Carolinians waiting for Covid-19 vaccines on Feb. 24, the Henderson County health department warned that it's far from certain that teachers would actually begin getting shots that day. Read Story »
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RALEIGH — After a slow start, North Carolina is ramping up its Covid-19 vaccinations. Read Story »
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Henderson County improved from the red zone to yellow in the latest county alert system released Thursday by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. Read Story »
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Pardee UNC Health Care will continue vaccination appointments scheduled through Friday, Jan. 29, but will reschedule those who had received an appointment for a shot next week. Read Story »
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The Henderson County Department of Public Health has launched a COVID-19 vaccine waitlist for adults 65 and older and all health care workers. Read Story »
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The Henderson County Department of Public Health has launched a COVID-19 vaccine waitlist for adults 65 and older and all health care workers. Read Story »
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In a windowless room on the ground floor of Pardee Hospital, 10 people are speaking into headsets as they type information into the Covid Vaccine Management System. Read Story »
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The Henderson County Health Department plans to call some of the people who left voice mail messages last Wednesday and offer them Covid-19 vaccine appointments. The call center will not be open for incoming calls today. And the health department only has enough vaccine doses this week to reach around 14 percent of the number of people who left messages. Read Story »
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has expanded its vaccine data dashboard to provide information about vaccine doses promised to and received by the state. Read Story »
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported the first case of a North Carolina resident infected with the so-called U.K. variant of Covid-1. Read Story »
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AdventHealth Hendersonville announced Friday it is booking appointments online for two more public Covid-19 vaccine clinics for people age 65 or older next week. Read Story »
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Don’t miss this week’s Hendersonville Lightning. Read Story »
Nearly 1,000 appointments were snapped up on Wednesday for upcoming Covid-19 vaccinations. The Henderson County Health Department opened its call center to book appointments for 700 shots while AdventHealth opened phone lines for 300 vaccinations on Sunday. The slots are now filled. Read Story »