Nurses picket at Mission Hospital in Asheville as contract negotiations continue with HCA, calling for safe staffing, better compensation, other parts of contract still in the works @asheville
Looking for the one-dose J&J vaccine? We have a limited number thanks to @MAHECwnc - no appointment needed! Come to @abtech_cc Conference Center at 16 Fernihurst Drive between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m today or Friday to snag your free vaccine.
.@buncombeGov Public Health Director Stacie Saunders speaks with @NC_Governor and Health Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen before a tour of the county’s vaccination site @asheville
3/30 update @buncombeGov Health Dir. Stacie Saunders: state #COVID19 vaccine dose allocations to Buncombe have reached almost 8,700/week, + fed allocations, & county moves 1,170 to local @InglesAdvantage pharmacies. 33.3% of county has gotten at least their first dose @asheville
Jonathan Ponton, accused of child rape, free after a plea deal for one count of misdemeanor assault on a female. Gets 60 days with credit for 554 days already served-he must also have no contact with the victim or her family. Mother of the victim “appalled” by the deal @asheville
Now calling numbers 30,000-35,000! ☎️ We opened the waitlist to frontline essential workers, and there are 18,000 people on the list for all groups? Did you get the vaccine somewhere else? No problem! Just call 419-0095 to remove yourself. #AVLNews
Feb. 17 #COVIDVaccine update:
- 22,755 vaccines administered to date
- 2,200 first-dose appointments this week
- 1,950 vaccine doses received this week
- currently calling waitlist numbers 10,000-12,000
- 51,979 signed up on waitlist to date
#AVLnews#COVID19
.@buncombeGov will divert one tray of #COVIDvaccine (975 doses) per week to teachers, child care pros and schools staff once Group 3 becomes eligible Feb. 24. County currently gets about twice that per week.
As of Feb. 10, BCHHS has administered 17,081 #covidvaccines. We have received 2,250 vaccines this week, & there are 2,380 first-dose appointments scheduled. We are currently calling numbers 6,500- 8,500 for appts. 49,430 people have signed up for the waitlist. #AVLNews