Source: Kate Martin, CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS, 1/27/22


The first COVID vaccines received approval for use in adults more than a year ago. With another wave of COVID-19 now sweeping the globe, health professionals across North Carolina are imploring residents to get vaccinated. “If you’re someone out there who’s been waiting to see how things roll out, this is the time to get vaccinated,” said Stacie Saunders, Buncombe County public health director, last week in Asheville. “They are safe and effective.” Some people focus too much on the vaccine not preventing a COVID infection altogether, she said, when its real strength is lessening the harm COVID can do.

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