“People and businesses should continue to make the best decisions for themselves, their employees, and their customers,” Cooper said at a Thursday press conference.
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Omicron Fueling Spike in Nursing Home Outbreaks
The unprecedented surge in cases comes amid a loss of more than 230,000 nursing home workers since the start of the pandemic.
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North Carolina Reports Record Number of COVID Cases as Positive Test Rate Climbs to 31 Percent
Thanks, Omicron.
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North Carolina’s COVID Cases Reach Record High New Year’s Eve As Omicron Surges
More than 19,000 new cases of the virus have been reported since yesterday.
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Bracing For Post-Holiday COVID Surge, Raleigh Keeps Mask Mandate In Place
“After reviewing local data and national trends, I have decided that now is not the right time to relax the mask mandate,” Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin said Friday.
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Omicron Has Arrived in the U.S. Here’s What You Need To Know For the Holidays
“The way the pandemic has been going in the United States, we have not reached that magic number of herd immunity,” said Duke doctor David Montefiori. “The key is going to be for more people to get vaccinated.”
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Wake County Officials Say It’s “Too Soon” to End Mask Mandate
Community transmission of COVID-19 remains high, according to the county’s chief medical officer.
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The Expanded Federal Child Tax Credit Is Helping Families. Congress Is Debating Its Future.
“In the long run, the data are clear that lifting a child out of poverty leads to better nutrition, better test scores, and higher rates of school enrollment and college entry.”
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Future Pandemics Like COVID-19 “Relatively Likely” and One Big Enough To Kill Us All Could Be Here Sooner Than You Think
The only thing we can do is be prepared for the next one.
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It Might Be Time to Put That Mask Back On
Duke expert warns we’re in the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, with breakthrough cases affecting even those vaccinated against the virus.