Latest “Ask the Doc” Virtual Town Hall to Focus on Mental Health, Coping with COVID-19

On April 14, 2021

LIVE Q&A to Stream Thursday on Facebook and YouTube Are you feeling anxious about taking part in everyday activities due to concerns about contracting COVID-19? Does the isolation you’ve experienced over the past year have you feeling down? These are some of the emotions that local mental health experts will discuss on April 15 during Wake

On April 14, 2021

Wake County Public Health has confirmed an outbreak of COVID-19 at Holly Hill Hospital – Main Campus Unit. The facility is located at 201 Michael J. Smith Lane in Raleigh. This is the second outbreak at this location. The previous outbreak occurred in December 2020. No additional information about residents or employees within the facility will be

On April 13, 2021

Wake County Public Health is temporarily pausing Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccinations following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, and the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. This pause will not slow efforts to #VaccinateWake. Wake County Public Health only had a few J&J clinics confirmed in

On April 12, 2021

Free COVID-19 testing is available seven days a week at ten different locations, with four Raleigh parks locations starting Thursday and a new permanent location starting in southeast Raleigh every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The following is a comprehensive list of permanent Wake County Public Health testing locations: Zebulon Community Park401 S. Arendell Ave., ZebulonSeven

On April 9, 2021

Wake County plans to resume administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine as early as Monday, following a thorough internal review that further supports the findings of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the N.C. Department of Health & Human Services. The findings align with those from other similar events across the country,

On April 9, 2021

Wake County Public Health has confirmed an outbreak of COVID-19 at Holly Hill Hospital – South Campus, located at 201 Michael J. Smith Lane, Raleigh. This is the second outbreak at this location. The previous outbreak occurred in July 2020. No additional information about residents or employees within the facility will be disclosed. The N.C. Department of Health

On April 8, 2021

Wake County Public Health has worked with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate a limited number of reactions that were reported during Johnson & Johnson vaccinations at PNC Arena today, Thursday, April 8. Analysis by the CDC did not find any safety issues

On April 8, 2021

Out of an abundance of caution, Wake County has paused Johnson & Johnson vaccinations at PNC Arena after a limited number of adverse reactions were reported at PNC Arena during the required post-vaccination monitoring period. More than 2,300 J&J vaccines were administered at the PNC clinic today. Wake County EMS evaluated 18 total patients. Fourteen

On April 6, 2021

Wake County Public Health has confirmed an outbreak of COVID-19 at Litchford Falls Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, located at 8200 Litchford Road in Raleigh. This is the third outbreak at this facility. The previous outbreaks occurred in June and October 2020. No additional information about residents or employees within the facility will be disclosed. The N.C. Department of Health and

On April 1, 2021

Before gathering with family over the Easter holiday weekend, residents are encouraged to take advantage of the free COVID-19 testing available today, April 1, at nine different locations. They include sites in Cary, Holly Springs, Raleigh, Wake Forest, Wendell and Zebulon. All Wake County Public Health testing locations will close for the holiday from Friday,

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