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Public Health encourages continued COVID-19 safety measures over holiday weekend

Posted July 1, 2021 at 4:28 pm     Category: News Release • Public Health

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC – New Hanover County Health and Human Services’ Public Health officials are urging residents to continue COVID-19 safety measures over Independence Day weekend, especially residents that … Read More »

Mosquito season is here; Tip and toss to fight the bite this summer

Posted June 25, 2021 at 8:50 am     Category: News Release • Public Health

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC – Mosquito season is here in New Hanover County and during National Mosquito Awareness Week, which runs from June 20 to June 26, county Public Health officials are reminding community members … Read More »

COVID-19 cases still active in NHC, Public Health continues vaccination efforts

Posted June 24, 2021 at 4:58 pm     Category: News Release • Public Health

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC – New Hanover County Health and Human Services’ Public Health continues to offer COVID-19 vaccines and health officials urge residents who have not been vaccinated to … Read More »

Public Health’s Message to the Community: Get Vaccinated

Posted June 17, 2021 at 3:11 pm     Category: News Release • Public Health

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC – If you have not been vaccinated yet, Public Health officials have a clear message: Get vaccinated, because even healthy, young people are becoming severely ill … Read More »

COVID-19 Vax and Snax Block Party to take place this Saturday, vaccines now being offered at the Public Health Clinic Monday-Friday 

Posted June 10, 2021 at 3:01 pm     Category: News Release • Public Health

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC – New Hanover County Public Health is partnering with Coast 97.3’s Bigg B to host a Vax and Snax Block Party this Saturday, June 12, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at … Read More »

COVID-19 vaccination efforts continue, virus cases dropping in New Hanover County

Posted June 3, 2021 at 3:39 pm     Category: News Release • Public Health

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC – More COVID-19 vaccinations of New Hanover County residents are resulting in reduced virus transmission and decreasing cases, according to Public Health officials. Special events and … Read More »

Nearly half of New Hanover County residents have received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Posted May 27, 2021 at 4:26 pm     Category: News Release • Other • Public Health

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC – Approximately 113,718 residents of New Hanover County have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, meaning more than 48 percent of the population … Read More »

New Hanover County 7th in state for COVID-19 vaccinations

Posted May 20, 2021 at 3:49 pm     Category: News Release • Public Health

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC – According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 47.6 percent of New Hanover County residents are partially vaccinated against COVID-19, ranking New … Read More »

New Hanover County lifts mask restrictions and capacity limits for county facilities and properties

Posted May 14, 2021 at 5:08 pm     Category: County Manager • News Release • Public Health

NEW HANOVER COUNTY –  Following new CDC guidance that fully vaccinated individuals can safely do most activities without wearing a mask or the need to social distance from others, Governor … Read More »

Public Health offers walk-up clinics for people 12 and older

Posted May 13, 2021 at 12:39 pm     Category: Emergency News • News Release • Public Health

New Hanover County, NC – New Hanover County Health and Human Services’ Public Health will expand COVID-19 vaccine availability to people 12 and older following the formal approval of the … Read More »

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