CDC: Covid Variant BA.2.86 Triples in New Estimates

BA.2.86 Now in 8.8 Percent of Cases   (CBS News Health Watch, Alexander Tin) -- Nearly 1 in 10…

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NCDHHS Issues Respiratory Season Guidance

  The NC Department of Health and Human Services has issued a notice to clinicians with…

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2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Jointly Awarded for Nucleoside Base Modifications

  The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet has decided to award the 2023 Nobel Prize…

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FDA Approves Updated Covid Vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna as Hospitalizations Rise

The Food and Drug Administration approved updated Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna…

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North Carolina’s State Health Director Talks COVID, Fall Respiratory Virus Season

North Carolina State Health Director Dr. Betsey Tilson (image credit: NC Newsline)   NC…

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Biden Administration Focuses on Next Generation of COVID-19 Vaccines

Project NextGen is the long-term follow-up to Operation Warp Speed   (Axios) -- The Biden…

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Long Covid Lingers Longer Than You May Realize

A new study sheds some light on the condition’s lasting complications. (Tess Bonn) --  You may…

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NCDHHS: Prepare for Fall Respiratory Virus Season

RALEIGH -- Increases in COVID-19 metrics have been seen in North Carolina and nationally…

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Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program Ends Next Month

  The Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program, which began in February 2021 to ensure…

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NCDHHS Receives Huge Honors for Its COVID-19 Web Messaging and Campaigns

    NCDHHS received ClearMark Awards from the Center for Plain Language for its COVID-19…

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