RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) -- Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. provided an update on the state’s COVID-19 key metrics and trends during a news conference on Tuesday.
In an open letter to faith leaders, Cooper and Cohen expressed their gratitude for the faith community’s support throughout the pandemic response and asked for their help reaching North Carolinians who are unvaccinated.
“Getting vaccinated is one of the deepest expressions of our shared values to protect human life and love our neighbor. It is an act of love to our families and our communities. While we have made much progress in the state, too many people are needlessly getting seriously ill, being hospitalized, and dying. Our hospitals are strained, and in other states we’ve seen that care is not readily available for people experiencing non-COVID life-threatening health crises. We need your help,” Governor Cooper and Secretary Cohen wrote.
The letter outlines three actions that faith leaders can take:
- directing their congregation and faith community to trustworthy sources about COVID-19 vaccines
- serving as vaccine ambassadors
- hosting vaccination events
The NC DHHS Healthier Together team is working with houses of worship to sponsor their own vaccine clinics.
Cooper also highlighted a milestone reached this week in North Carolina’s vaccination progress: 90 percent of North Carolinians age 65 and older have now received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
To date, North Carolina has administered over 11 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine with 63 percent of the adult population fully vaccinated.
Sixty-eight percent of adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine, including 90 percent of North Carolinians 65 and over.
Learn more about the state’s vaccine distribution at myspot.nc.gov (English) or Vacunate.nc.gov (Spanish). Use NCDHHS’ online tool Find a Vaccine Location to find a nearby vaccine site. Call the state’s COVID-19 vaccine hotline at 888-675-4567. Ask your doctor about Monoclonal Antibodies or call the Combat COVID Monoclonal Antibodies Call Center at 1-877-332-6585 (English) or 1-877-366-0310 (Spanish).
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