Mandy Cohen Coverage

Cohen: NC in coronavirus red zone
Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of Health and Human Services, update the state response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Research: People trust Fauci, other health officials more than politicians on virus message
Research published last week in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows Americans are more likely to practice social distancing and wear face coverings if those messages come from health officials as opposed to the political leaders they advise.

Fact check: Cohen sees 'correlation' between North Carolina's mask law, fewer COVID-19 cases
Mandy Cohen, North Carolina's top health official, says there's evidence that a statewide face mask requirement is helping stabilize coronavirus cases in the state.

CBC OPINION
Editorial: Trump, Congress need to fund COVID-19 testing and tracing
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 -- When states turn to President Donald Trump for leadership and coordination - particularly amid challenges in testing and tracing the spread of the COVID-19 virus - they are ignored, rejected and opposed. The result has left states competing for scarce resources and unable to accomplish the primary objectives that the White House Coronavirus Task Force says are critical to limiting the spread and bringing the pandemic under control. It is an unwise and untenable state of affairs.

CBC OPINION
TOM EARNHARDT: Looking backward to move forward
Sunday, July 19, 2020 -- We have the history, tools, and the right people to lead us. How do I know? I learned it in a rowboat: The farther backward you look, the farther forward you can see.

NC virus testing started slow, pace gradually catching up to national average
Infectious disease experts say timely, effective testing is critical for controlling a pandemic like the novel coronavirus -- but North Carolina has struggled to keep pace since the beginning.

CBC OPINION
Editorial: Wear the mask! It won't hurt you. It may save a loved one
Friday, June 19, 2020 -- North Carolinians don't need to wait for a government order requiring them to wear face masks to thwart the spread of the COVID-19. It is common sense. It protects the public's health. It is easy. Along the customary 3-S sign: "No Shoes, No Shirt - No Service!" should be a new 3-W sign: "Wash your hands, Wait 6-feet apart, Wear a mask."

DHHS secretary discusses coronavirus response with lawmakers
Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, talks with members about the House Health committee about the state's coronavirus response effort.

Masks becoming point of friction at legislature
Recent scientific studies prove that masks and face coverings are effective at preventing the spread of coronavirus, to Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, told lawmakers.

DHHS chief says evidence shows masks, face coverings work to limit virus
Recent scientific studies prove that masks and face coverings are effective at preventing the spread of coronavirus, according to Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services.

CBC OPINION
JUDGE THOMAS LAMBETH: 'All we're being asked is to stay home, stay safe'
Friday, June 12, 2020 -- "You know, our grandparents, our great grandparents they went off to Europe to fight Hitler and they went off to save the world. All we're being asked to do right now is to try to stay home and stay safe and not spread a disease."

What worries NC health chief during pandemic?
Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, discusses efforts by bars to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, her order that an Alamance County racetrack close, the World Health Organization's backtracking on asymptomatic spread of the virus and her biggest concern about the pandemic.

CBC OPINION
Editorial: Protesting in the time of COVID-19? May need to get tested
Sunday, June 7, 2020 -- As a reminder to ALL who take to the streets or otherwise gather to voice concerns, give light to injustice or demand change -- take the advice of Dr. Mandy Cohen, state secretary of Health and Human Services. "If you are protesting, or at a mass gathering a lot, we want to make sure folks do get tested and know that that is available to them."

Cooper, Cohen field kids' questions about COVID-19 pandemic
Governor Roy Cooper and Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, recently fielded some queries about the COVID-19 pandemic from a different set of questioners -- kids.

CBC OPINION
Editorial: Don't be fooled. If GOP abandons Charlotte, it will be on President Trump
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 -- Whether or not Republicans abandon Charlotte and the immense amount of hard work and expense that has already gone into the planning and staging of the Republican National Convention set to start Aug. 24 isn't up to Gov. Roy Cooper. It is up to the president and GOP convention officials. Don't be conned. This is a mess of Donald Trump's making and it will be his to clean up.

Cooper grilled by GOP officials over Phase 2 decisions
An informational meeting of the Council of State on Friday quickly turned into a partisan grilling, with the Republican majority criticizing Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper for not reopening bars, gyms and other businesses more quickly during the pandemic.

NC making plans to allow pools to open
Swimming pools could reopen if the state moves to Phase 2 of a three-phase plan to gradually allow access to public places even as the coronavirus continues to spread.

Cohen on the need to ramp up testing across the board
Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, spoke with WRAL.

Cohen on the biggest issue involving wanting more testing
Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, speaks with WRAL.