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Addressing the 96%: Health director again urges vaccinations

Frustrated by the fact that unvaccinated people have driven the recent influx of COVID-19 patients in hospitals around ...

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Health Beat: Learn an acronym that saves lives

Strokes. They’re feared, deadly and debilitating. Our state is considered the buckle of the “stroke belt,” which includes ...

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Vidant announces vaccine requirement for employees

Vidant Health announced on Friday that it will require all of its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. ...

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As COVID-19 cases rise, health department emphasizes effectiveness of vaccine

The Beaufort County Health Department is seeing an uptick in its daily COVID-19 case counts, and it expects ...

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A clinic on wheels: Agape looks to expand its reach

Substance abuse and behavioral health treatment as well as solutions for general medical issues will soon be easier ...

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Delta variant spread renews vaccine urgency

The arrival of the COVID-19 vaccines brought great hope in the battle against the deadly pandemic that has ...

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County to consider signing onto opioid settlement

The Beaufort County Commissioners on Monday will consider signing on to a $26 billion national opioid settlement that ...

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North Carolina hepatitis A outbreak surpasses 1,000 cases

From NCDHHS The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday announced the state has surpassed ...

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Health beat: The benefits of aquatic exercise

Summer is here and so are the hot temperatures that accompany it. In eastern North Carolina, we often ...

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Vidant ‘urgently discussing’ vaccine mandate

Several of North Carolina’s largest hospital systems will require employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Vidant Health could ...

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