The COVID Vaccine is open to everyone in NC age 16 & up. Yancey County Vaccination Status as of Monday, April 5th People at Least Partially Vaccinated: 5,336 People Fully Vaccinated: 3,661 Percentage at Least Partially Vaccinated: 29.5% Percentage Fully Vaccinated: 20.3% ...(more)
All of Group 4 became eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 31. This includes additional essential workers and people living in other congregate settings such as student dormitories. Essential workers include frontline workers and workers who do not have to be in-person for work in an expanded range of sectors such as construction, energy, financial services and public works. ...(more)
Toe River Health District has announced an accelerated timeline for moving to Groups 4 and 5 for vaccine eligibility. The rest of Group 4 will be eligible on March 31 and all adults eligible beginning April 7. The move will allow the state and vaccine providers to continue to get vaccines into arms quickly and continue to reach underserved and historically marginalized populations. ...(more)
As of 11:50 a.m. today: Newly Reported Cases Daily Percent Positive NC Currently Hospitalized NC Total Deaths 1,062 6.3% 956 11,854 More data are available online at covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard. Daily Update: As North Carolina’s trends continue to show improvement and vaccine distribution increases with 31.7% of North Carolinians over 18 having ...(more)
The COVID 19 vaccine is available to anyone in Groups 1-4 by calling the Toe River Health Dept at 682-6118 ext 8, Yancey COVID Helpline at 675-6197, or Burnsville Health Clinic at 675-4116. There is no cost associated with the vaccination and you do not have to have insurance in order to be vaccinated. Vaccinations are done by appointment only by calling the numbers above. If you or a loved one ...(more)
The Yancey County Health Department wants Yancey Residents 65 and older who would like the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to call 828-675-6197. ...(more)
