HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. Feb. 24 2021 ― Orange County Public Health announced Feb. 24 that pre-K through grade 12 and childcare workers are eligible to receive a COVID vaccine. Other frontline essential workers listed in Group 3 will become eligible March 10. Caveat: Trials for children age 12 and up have just been completed by Pfizer and Moderna just started trials. Currently there are no trials begun for 12 and under. Therefore there are no vaccinations available for children under 16 years of age.
Duke Health and UNC Health continue of offer the COVID-19 vaccine to people age 65 and older in accordance with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services guidelines. You do not need to be a patient to receive the vaccine. Orange County is also offering vaccines. An appointment is needed to get a vaccination at all these places.
Here is how to register and get an appointment:
UNC Health: UNC has launched a new website: https://vaccine.unchealthcare.org/ The appointment page is here. Appointments fill rapidly. Check back every few days as new appointments become available. Or call 984-215-5485.
Duke Health: If you haven’t already, sign up for a Duke MyChart account. Join the witing list here: https://www.dukehealth.org/covid-19-update/covid-19-vaccine-update
Or call the Duke COVID-19 hotline: 919-385-0429 to make an appointment. The hotline is open every day from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Orange County Health Department: According to the Orange County Covid vaccine website, those who are age 65 or older are now eligible to receive the COVID vaccine. Register here. http://www.orangecountync.gov/
CVS is offering the vaccine in select stores.
A Feb 8 Chapelboro article describes the variable amount of vaccine received by Orange County Public Health. Keep in mind that the vaccines don’t arrive at a central location but are shipped to County Health departments, hospitals, and more recently to pharmacies. There does not appear to be a central tracking system in place for distributing the vaccine.
Latest information from Orange County Health Department:
Orange County Launches Online Covid Registrations, March 9, 2021
Governor Cooper changes recommendations, February 25, 2021
Orange County Health Announces Vaccinations for K-12 and Health Care Workers, Feb 24 2021
Orange County Health Department Shares Information February 10, 2021
Orange County Health Department Shares Information February 5, 2021
Chatham County’s Vaccine Information Tool: COVID-19 Vaccine Inquiries (alchemer.com)
