NC has received 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Hours after President Joe Biden was sworn-in on Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new state-by-state COVID-19 vaccine data showing where North Carolina stands compared to other states.
RESPONSE AT 2 PM. THEN AT 4:00, WE WILL HEAR FROM THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY WHO WILL BE HOLDING DAILY BRIEFINGS. >>> PRESIDENT BIDEN IS OPEN TO VACCINATE 100 MILLION PEOPLE WITHIN HIS FIRST 100 DAYS IN OFFICE. THE CDC RELEASED NEW STATE-BY- STATE DATA IN TERMS OF WHERE WE STANDS. LESLIE MARINO IS LIVE WITH NEW DATA THAT GIVES US A PRETTY GOOD OVERVIEW OF HOW NORTH CAROLINA'S ROLLOUT IS GOING. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, YEAH, WE'RE LIVE OUTSIDE HALIFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE. YOU CAN THE SEIZURE BEHIND ME, THE LINE IS LONG, SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING IN LINE SINCE 4 AM THIS MORNING IN HOPES OF GETTING A COVID VACCINE TODAY. DISTRIBUTION STARTS AT 9:00 BUT THE NEW INFORMATION OUTLINES EXACTLY HOW MANY DOSES EACH STATE HAS RECEIVED AND HOW MANY WILL BE MINISTERED. OF THE 38%, THE NUMBER IS IN LINE WITH OTHER STATES WITH SIMILAR POPULATION. WE JUST SPOKE WITH COUNTY OFFICIALS HERE WHO SAY THEY HAVE ENOUGH VACCINES TO DISTRIBUTE ABOUT 200 TO 300 FOR PEOPLE THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY WILL BE STARTING EARLY JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE ALREADY SO MANY PEOPLE HERE IN MINE AND THEY DO WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT THIS IS ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS AND IT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS FOR THOSE THAT ARE 65 AND OLDER. >>> THIS WEEK VACCINATION CLINICS ARE FULL IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO GET A VACCINE, YOU CAN GO ONLINE TO BE ADDED TO A WAITLIST YOU CAN CALL THE NUMBER THAT IS ON YOUR SCREEN