COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage Regardless of Insurance Status All organizations and providers participating in the CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program (which currently includes any provider administering COVID-19 vaccine): Must administer COVID-19 vaccine regardless of the vaccine recipient’s ability to pay COVID-19 vaccine administration fees or coverage status May seek appropriate reimbursement from a program or plan that covers COVID-19 […]

Dawn Robinson, formerly of EnVogue, claims that wearing masks is stupid to her. The singer said in a recent interview that Black people are used to surviving. “We’ve survived so much. That’s what we do. It’s a natural thing for us. It’s nothing. This is COVID? Okay. Whatever.” She continued by saying, “We’re being careful […]

A video of a Michigan nurse singing “Amazing Grace” at a hospital last year during a shift change has granted her a spot in Joe Biden’s inauguration activities. Lori Marie Key was recorded singing the hymn in April of 2020 and will now perform it in memory of the Americans we’ve lost during the pandemic. […]

The Business Recovery Grant Program will issue a one-time payment to an eligible North Carolina business that experienced a significant economic loss due to COVID-19. The application period closes January 31, 2022. MORE DETAILS HERE Two types of grants will be available to an eligible business that suffered an economic loss of at least 20 percent […]

Looking for COVID-19 testing? It has never been easier or faster to get tested for COVID-19. If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or think you may have COVID-19, you should get tested. Below are ways to go about getting a COVID-19 test. If you have recently tested positive for COVID-19 or been exposed to someone with COVID-19, then monoclonal antibody therapy may […]

Wake County is providing six sites for free COVID-19 testing this week and into 2021, with several sites open on New Year’s Day and park locations offering Sunday hours. There’s no cost, no appointment necessary, no insurance needed, and no ID required. Walk-ups are welcome. The following locations will be open Monday through Saturday every week, […]

Free testing runs 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays On Monday, Wake County Public Health will move one of its free drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites from the Sunnybrook Building parking deck to the nearby Swinburne Building parking lot. The new site is less than a mile away. Located at 2845 Kidd Road in Raleigh, the Swinburne Building […]

Residents near downtown or southeast Raleigh will soon have an easy way to get tested for COVID-19. Wake County is partnering with Raleigh Gethsemane Seventh-Day Adventist Church and Davie Street Presbyterian Church to provide free drive-thru testing this weekend. “We want to make testing easily available in the communities where access may be limited – […]

COVID-19 testing hosted by the Orange County Health Department is done with no out of pocket cost (insurance will be billed). Testing is conducted by two different vendors, StarMed Healthcare and Optum. We do not require a doctors note/referral, and we will test everyone with or without symptoms. People of all ages can be tested. […]

Starting with the return of in-person instruction Oct. 26, families and staff will be notified via email and text whenever a confirmed case of COVID-19 is reported at their school or administrative office. We will also provide weekly updates on the number and location of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the tables below. Cases are reported […]

There is free COVID testing happening at 4 Durham Housing Authority locations Thursday, October 29th and Friday, October 30th from 8:30am-5pm. The locations are JJ Henderson on Duke Street, at McDougald Terrace on Lawson Street, at Oxford Manor on Keystone Place and at the Durham Housing Authority office on Main Street. Testing available for anyone […]

Walgreens is offering no-cost, contactless COVID-19 testing at select locations in partnership with the PWNHealth provider network.* Testing is at no cost to eligible individuals who meet criteria established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and federal guidelines. At the testing locations, Walgreens pharmacy team oversees patients’ self-administration of the […]