RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is teaming up with health departments and community health centers across the state to hold large community vaccine events for people currently eligible to be vaccinated.
Officials say they anticipate that over 45,000 vaccines will be administered through these events.
According to a news release, NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen, M.D. believes the state will continue supporting local health departments and hospitals so that they can rapidly vaccinate residents.
“These partners were selected because they were able to rapidly increase the number of vaccines they could deliver as part of this effort,” Cohen said.
Communities that demonstrate high needs, especially marginalized communities, took priority during selection. NC Emergency Management and the National Guard are also providing support in some locations.
Vaccine events will be held in the following counties:
- Bertie County: Bertie County Health Department (Albemarle Regional Health Services)
- Buncombe County: Buncombe County Health Department in partnership with Western North Carolina Community Health Services, and Western Carolina Medical Society
- Cabarrus County: Atrium Health
- Camden County: Camden County Health Department (Albemarle Regional Health Services)
- Chatham County: UNC Health
- Chowan County: Chowan County Health Department (Albemarle Regional Health Services)
- Currituck County: Currituck County Health Department (Albemarle Regional Health Services)
- Durham County: Duke Health
- Forsyth County: Forsyth County Department of Public Health
- Gates County: Gates County Health Department (Albemarle Regional Health Services)
- Guilford County: Cone Health
- Henderson County: Blue Ridge Community Health Services, Henderson County Department of Public Health, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Pardee Hospital (UNC Health)
- Hertford County: Hertford County Health Department (Albemarle Regional Health Services)
- Johnston County: UNC Health
- Madison County: Hot Springs Health Center, Madison County Health Department, Mountain Area Health Education Center
- Mecklenburg County: Atrium Health
- Orange County: UNC Health
- Pasquotank County: Pasquotank County Health Department (Albemarle Regional Health Services)
- Perquimans County: Perquimans County Health Department (Albemarle Regional Health Services)
- Pitt County: Vidant Health
- Wake County: UNC REX Healthcare, Duke Raleigh Hospital, and WakeMed in partnership with community-based physician practices, Advance Community Health, NeighborHealth and others
Some locations are providing the vaccine by appointment only. To learn more about the events, visit the provider list.