Source: NC DHHS, 3/2/21
Today,
the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced several
updates regarding COVID-19 vaccine administration in the state. 1. Group 1 – The definition of long-term care in Group 1 has been updated to include a broader definition of Long Term Care. Long-term care includes people receiving long- term home care for more than 30 days including Home and Community Based Services for persons with intellectual and developmental disability, private duty nursing, personal care services, and home health and hospice. Learn more – Deeper Dive Group 1: Health Care Workers and Long-Term Care Staff and Residents. 2. Group 3 - Additional Frontline Essential Workers will be eligible
for vaccine beginning on Wednesday, March 3. With the authorization of
the Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine, we now have another tested, safe
and effective COVID-19 vaccine to protect-against virus-related hospitalization
and death. With three vaccines, North Carolina can get more people
vaccinated sooner. Learn More – Deeper Dive Group 3: Frontline Essential Workers a. Please be sure to share
our video with Frontline Essential Workers talking about why they plan to take
their shot (English / Spanish) and our video with
Agricultural Workers (Spanish) 3. Group 4 - a. Definitions of high risk medical conditions have been clarified. High-risk medical
conditions include Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, including Down
Syndrome, and neurologic conditions, such as dementia and schizophrenia. b. We will plan to move to Group 4, beginning on March 24
i. Beginning with anyone with conditions that have been identified by the CDC as increasing risk for severe COVID-19 illness and anyone who is living in congregate or close group living settings who is not already vaccinated including, people experiencing homelessness or living in a homeless shelter and people in a correctional facility, such as jail or prison. Learn more – Deeper Dive Group 4: Adults at Higher Risk of Exposure and Increased Risk of Severe Illness (Higher-Risk Conditions and Additional Congregate Settings).
ii. Then moving to other
essential workers and people in lower risk group living settings – Learn More - Deeper Dive Group 4: Adults at High Risk for Exposure and Increased Risk of Severe Illness (Essential Workers Not Yet Vaccinated and Other Group Living Settings)
Currently eligible groups – health care workers, long-term care staff and residents, people 65 and older, and child care and school staff – will continue to be prioritized. Some vaccine providers may not be ready to open to frontline essential workers on March 3 if they are still experiencing high demand for vaccines in Groups 1, 2, and 3 (child care and school staff).
As always, we rely on you as a
trusted messenger to help people make informed decisions. We have developed a
suite of resources to support your outreach efforts. Please visit YourSpotYourShot.nc.gov and vacunate.nc.gov as we
regularly add new materials. Our communications toolkit includes:
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