COVID vaccine live updates: Here’s what to know in North Carolina on Nov. 10
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More than 2,100 new cases reported
At least 1,497,677 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus, and at least 18,371 have died since March 2020, according to state health officials.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday reported 2,156 new COVID-19 cases, up from 1,243 on Tuesday.
There were 35 new coronavirus-related deaths reported on Wednesday. Health officials don’t specify the dates on which newly reported deaths occurred.
At least 1,095 people were reported hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Wednesday, including 309 adults being treated in intensive care units, health officials said.
On Monday, the most recent date with available information, 5% of coronavirus tests were reported positive. Health officials say 5% or lower is the target rate to slow the spread of the virus.
Roughly 72% of adults in North Carolina have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, and about 68% have been fully vaccinated. State officials round vaccination numbers to the nearest whole number.
Cohen urges parents to get young kids vaccinated
More than 24,000 kids ages 5 to 11 have gotten vaccinated against the coronavirus in North Carolina as of Nov. 10, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen said.
Cohen said it’s hard to say what percentage of children in that age range officials hope to ultimately vaccinate.
“I don’t think we know exactly what the right number is, in terms of everyone being vaccinated,” she said during a media briefing. “We see we need to have a very high level of immunity amongst everyone in order to really see this COVID become something we can live with.”
The state is still in its early days of a vaccination drive for younger kids, she said.
The health department also plans to set up nine family COVID-19 vaccination centers in under-served communities statewide, Cohen said. Those centers will offer vaccine doses to people 5 and up — including booster shots.
Researchers test nasal-spray COVID vaccine
Wake Research is looking for volunteers to test a COVID-19 vaccine in nasal spray form.
“This is going to be the first really big human trial,” said Dr. Matthew Hong, a family physician with Wake Research. “Everything is pretty sound as far as the mechanisms. It all makes sense.You actually have to put it on the road and test it. That’s what this is.”
Phase 1 of the study began with 49 patients, The News & Observer reported. Now they are continuing the trials nationwide with about 130 people, including 25 to 30 in the Raleigh area. Volunteers must be older than 18, unvaccinated and have not had coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic.
Interested volunteers can call Wake Research at 919-781-2514 and ask for a recruiter.
This story was originally published November 10, 2021 at 7:02 AM.
