Rabies, flu and Covid-19: What you need to know to protect yourself
Colder morning temperatures means the beginning of flu season in Cumberland County. The county hasn’t yet hit peaks in Covid-19, flu or RSV. Getting vaccinated before those peaks can help protect yourself from the respiratory viruses.
Flu season is here. Here’s how to protect yourself.
With colder temperatures this week signaling winter’s approach, something else is coming, too: respiratory illness season.
Vax Your Pet, Vax Yourself at Nov. 4 Public Health event
The Cumberland County Department of Public Health will hold a “Vax Your Pet, Vax Yourself” event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Health Department, 1235 Ramsey St.
Cape Fear Valley Health adjusts visitation rules as COVID cases rise
With a recent increase in COVID cases, Cape Fear Valley Medical Center is updating its visitation policy for its children’s emergency department. As of Friday, only one parent or guardian will be allowed in the waiting room with pediatric patients in the emergency department.
Column: COVID-19 may be lurking again, county health director tells commissioners
Dr. Jennifer Green is director of the Cumberland County Public Health Department, and Green brought some not-so-welcome news to the Board of Commissioners this week, telling the board that wastewater surveillance data from the state reveals COVID-19 particles are on the rise, according to a news release from the county.
Evening clinics to offer required school vaccinations
The Cumberland County Department of Public Health is partnering with the public school system to hold evening clinics for back-to-school and COVID-19 immunization clinics for schoolchildren and teenagers in grades kindergarten through 12.
COVID-19 cases on the rise again in Cumberland County
Despite the fact that the public health emergency has ended and life has more or less gone back to normal for most people, COVID-19 is still around. And cases are on the rise across Cumberland County.
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Bus fares to be reinstated July 1 after 3-year break because of COVID-19
The city’s transit system will reinstate bus fares beginning July 1, more than three years after fares were suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fares will apply to all fixed routes and paratransit services, according to the Fayetteville Area System of Transit.
Health department to host flu, COVID vaccination clinics; pets can get $5 rabies shots
The Cumberland County Department of Public Health will hold a “Vax Your Pet, Vax Yourself” clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Health Department, 1235 Ramsey St. Rabies vaccinations will cost $5 per pet. COVID-19 and flu vaccines will be free, according to a county news release.