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From: "French, Rick" <rfrench@alexandercountync.gov>
Date: February 19, 2021 at 9:02:51 PM EST
To: "Yoder, Larry" <lyoder@alexandercountync.gov>, "Reese, Ronnie" <rreese@alexandercountync.gov>, Josh Lail <joshuadlail@gmail.com>, "Peal, Jeff (External Address Home)" <jeffpeal2010@gmail.com>, Marty Pennell <martypennell@gmail.com>, "Starnes, Jamie" <jstarnes@alexandercountync.gov>, "Feimster, Judy" <jfeimster@alexandercountync.gov>
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From: "Gawande, Hattie" <Hattie.Gawande@dhhs.nc.gov>
Date: February 19, 2021 at 5:22:10 PM EST
Subject: Feb 19 Stakeholder Update
Happy Friday everyone!
A few stakeholder updates are below. Also, a quick update on the weather impacts on vaccinations.
Weather Delay Update
Vaccine providers in North Carolina and across the nation continued to be hampered by delayed shipments and deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines due to severe weather. This afternoon, the federal government notified impacted states that vaccine shipments are expected to resume the beginning of next week.
North Carolina vaccines scheduled to arrive on Feb. 16 and 17 were not shipped and are now scheduled to arrive between Feb. 22 and 24. Allocations for the next week are also expected to arrive during the same time period. Typically, providers receive COVID-19 vaccine shipments of first doses on Tuesday and Wednesday and shipments of second doses on Thursday and Friday.
These delays have caused vaccination appointments to be postponed or rescheduled. As there is not enough vaccine in the state to shift or transfer supply in order to cover the delayed vaccine doses, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services advised providers to assess current appointments and notify recipients accordingly based on on-hand supplies. Providers should ensure people get their second dose as close to the recommended time as possible based on supply and to postpone or reschedule first doses.
February 19, 2021 COVID-19 Stakeholder Update
PRESS RELEASES since the last update include:
- NCDHHS Reports First Identified Case of B.1.351 COVID-19 Variant in NC
- NCCU ACCORD Research on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Informs North Carolina’s Strategy for Equitable Outreach and Distribution
- NCDHHS Adds New Resources and Tools to Spanish Language COVID-19 Vaccination Website
- NCDHHS to Continue to Provide Extra Help Buying Food for Approximately 860,000 Children Through P-EBT
- Severe Weather Causes Delay in COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments
- North Carolina Coronavirus Grants Awarded to 34 Communities
- Governor Cooper Outlines Updates on Winter Storm and State COVID-19 Response
- NCDHHS Offers Tips to Avoid Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Severe Weather
NEW resources since the last update include:
· NEW Vaccine Pages for Providers
· NEW videos in vaccine video library
· Updated P-EBT page and new FAQs page
· Updated Vaccine FAQs in Spanish
· NEW community flyers, Top 10 Facts and vaccine safety resources in the Vaccine toolkit
· NEW Vaccines Community Partner Toolkit
UPDATED guidance since the last update include:
· NEW Quarantine Guidance for People Who Have Been Vaccinated
· Updated Vaccine FAQs
· NEW in Schools Guidance: Vaccine Operational Guidance for Schools
· NEW Interim Guidance for Voluntary Respirator Use in PPE healthcare guidance
· Updated Provider Guidance for Vaccinations
o NCDHHS Interim Provider Guidance for Vaccinating North Carolinians (February 16, 2021)
§ New Appendix
o Summary Sheet of Updates - Interim Provider Guidance for Vaccinating North Carolinians
· NEW Vaccine Guidance for Child Care
o NCDHHS How Child Care Programs Can Help Get Child Care Staff Vaccinated
o NCDHHS Vaccine Operational Guidance for Child Care Partners
UPDATED reports since the last update include:
· COVID-19 Clusters in North Carolina Report
· Outbreaks and Clusters Reports
· Patients Presumed to be Recovered Report
· Risk Factors for Severe Illness Report
NEW EVENTS ADDED to the community testing events page
UPDATED Contact Tracing numbers
Thanks!
Hattie Gawande
Deputy Director of Government Affairs
NC Department of Health and Human Services
Hattie.Gawande@dhhs.nc.gov
Cell: 919-906-1899
Help protect your family and neighbors from COVID-19.
Know the 3 Ws. Wear. Wait. Wash.
#StayStrongNC and get the latest at nc.gov/covid19.
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