
Vaccines available for kids 6 months and older
Children 6 months and older are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, and Wilson County Health Depa...

Report: NC hospitals took COVID relief, reaped windfall profits
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s seven largest hospital systems reaped sizeable financial benefits last ye...

Gov. Roy Cooper tests positive for COVID-19
RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 but is...

FDA authorizes 1st COVID shots for infants, preschoolers
U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving t...

NC preparing vaccine rollout for children under 5
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is preparing for COVID-19 vacci...

US: Pfizer COVID shot appears effective for kids under 5
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials said Sunday that kid-sized doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines...

Gridlock could delay COVID money until fall — or longer
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is headed for “a lot of unnecessary loss of life,” the Biden administration sa...

Wilson sees spike in COVID cases
Wilson County has seen an increase in positive COVID-19 cases over the past four weeks. The county r...

COVID-19 booster now available for children ages 5-11
RALEIGH — Children 5 to 11 years old can receive a COVID-19 booster five months after the date of th...

Judge: COVID asylum restrictions must continue on border
NEW ORLEANS — Pandemic-related restrictions on migrants seeking asylum on the southern border must c...

CDC urges Pfizer vaccine booster for children ages 5-11
Kids ages 5 to 11 should get a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, advisers to the U.S. gover...

US deaths from COVID hit 1 million
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million on Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hint...

Butterfield tests positive for COVID-19
U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield says he’s self-isolating and working remotely after contracting COVID-19....

NAACP honors Wilson County health director
Wilson’s NAACP branch has honored Wilson County Health Director Teresa Ellen with the NAACP’s Presid...
How well has North Carolina dealt with COVID?
Even though COVID-19 continues with its variants, medical experts are hopeful the virus is becoming ...

Justice Department to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voi...

Moving beyond masks: Biden toils to put pandemic behind him
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration has been working for months to prepare people to r...

After court ruling, Ride removes mask requirement
Drivers and passengers alike will no longer be required to wear masks on the city’s microtransit sys...

Feds will appeal mask ruling only if mandate still needed
The Justice Department said Tuesday it will not appeal a federal district judge’s ruling that ended ...

Federal judge voids US mask mandate for planes, other travel
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A federal judge on Monday voided the national mask mandate covering airlines ...
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