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Source: NC DEPT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 3/25/21
On March 25, we announced an accelerated timeline
for when Groups 4 and 5 will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. The
rest of Group 4 will be eligible on March 31
and all other adults will be eligible beginning April 7. The move will allow
the state and vaccine providers to continue to get vaccines into arms quickly
and continue to reach underserved and historically marginalized
populations.
NCDHHS also announced a new public/private partnership, Healthier Together: Health Equity Action Network, to enhance the state’s work to deliver equitable access to vaccines, and released a new biweekly equity data report to provide another avenue for transparency.
Healthier Together will implement strategies to drive demand and increase
access to vaccines for historically marginalized populations by:= Conducting outreach and education efforts, = Coordinating local vaccine events at trusted and
accessible locations, = Helping people schedule and get to vaccine appointments, = Providing on-site translation services, and = Helping ensure people get to their second dose
appointments.
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