Coronavirus coverage in North Carolina, Feb. 22, 2021

This is WRAL's coverage of the coronavirus outbreak for Feb. 22, 2021.

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  The Big Picture: Vaccinations in NC
  In the big picture, North Carolina continues to steadily roll out vaccines in its goal to reach herd immunity in the coming months.

  February 22, 2021 6:36 a.m. EST
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  How your work-from-home wardrobe can impact your job performance
  As the COVID-19 pandemic nears the 1-year mark, some are dressing up while others are still keeping it casual.

  February 22, 2021 12:57 p.m. EST
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  COVID-19 vaccine sites open for Wake County teachers and school staff
  Wake County teachers and educators can get their first coronavirus vaccines beginning Wednesday.

  February 24, 2021 5:55 a.m. EST
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  CBC OPINION
  Editorial: Bill requiring in-person learning relies on luck not reality. Needs more work
  Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 -- Commands for action require understanding, planning, communication, resources and consensus. For some reason, legislators who often crow that local governance and decision-making is their strong bias, feel this one-size-fits-all solution is best. Legislation requiring in-person learning prevents communities from making their own assessment of local needs and conditions to make these sensitive decisions.

  February 22, 2021 5:00 a.m. EST
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  Meant to offer 'HOPE,' state rental assistance program has been slow to pay
  Tenants, landlords and utility companies are kept waiting as grant money promised takes weeks, even months, to deliver.

  February 22, 2021 8:12 p.m. EST
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  Getting a refund for a COVID-19 canceled event isn't always easy
  Live entertainment was shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. 5 On Your Side's Monica Laliberte explains why one year later, many ticket holders are still asking for refunds on WRAL News at 6.

  February 22, 2021 6:40 p.m. EST
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  PHOTOS: In 1 year, half a million lives lost to COVID-19
  Just one year ago, America had no idea.

  February 22, 2021 1:39 p.m. EST
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  Single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine could be approved Friday
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration could approve the one-dose coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson as early as Friday.

  February 22, 2021 9:11 p.m. EST
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  Latest round of PPP loans will help the smallest of businesses
  Businesses with 20 or fewer employees and the self-employed get a window in which to apply for federal paycheck support.

  February 22, 2021 6:11 p.m. EST
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  No alcohol permit, but pictures show dancing, drinking, large crowd at maskless Raleigh party
  WRAL started asking questions after someone shared video that showed a large group of people drinking and dancing.

  February 23, 2021 5:48 p.m. EST
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  Virus 'red zones' in NC drop dramatically
  A month ago, more than four-fifths of North Carolina's 100 counties were considered coronavirus hot spots. By Monday, that had dropped to about one in four.

  February 23, 2021 4:02 a.m. EST
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  Clayton priest dies after 2-month battle with COVID-19
  A priest at a Catholic church in Clayton died Saturday from COVID-19.

  February 22, 2021 8:22 p.m. EST
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  Robeson officials shut off vaccine access to most SC residents
  More health departments in North Carolina are barring out-of-state residents from getting their coronavirus vaccinations in North Carolina.

  February 23, 2021 10:47 a.m. EST
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  Half a million dead in US, confirming virus’s tragic reach
  For weeks after Cindy Pollock began planting tiny flags across her yard — one for each of the more than 1,800 Idahoans killed by COVID-19 — the toll was mostly a number. Until two women she had never met rang her doorbell in tears, seeking a place to mourn the husband and father they had just lost.

  February 22, 2021 9:40 p.m. EST
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  Lines form at PNC Arena, where nearly 1,500 COVID vaccines will be given out
  Here's a look at the weekend's COVID-19 vaccination clinics, where long lines are forming and thousands of vaccines will be given out.

  February 20, 2021 2:16 p.m. EST
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  Some counties tell eligible educators: It will be a while before you can get COVID-19 vaccine
  Educators and childcare workers will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, Feb. 24, but some county health leaders say they won't be ready to give it to them.

  February 21, 2021 6:39 a.m. EST
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  This device is crucial in the fight against Covid. It may not work on dark skin
  In the fight against Covid-19, the pulse oximeter has been an essential tool for doctors and other medical professionals. But the small device that monitors oxygen levels may not work well for people with dark skin, according to multiple studies and government health agencies.

  February 21, 2021 11:10 a.m. EST
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  Enrollment at US community colleges plummets amid pandemic
  Peniella Irakoze is cold calling a list of 1,001 fellow students who didn’t return to Phoenix College this semester, checking on how they’re managing during the coronavirus pandemic.

  February 21, 2021 7:16 a.m. EST
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  Beyond 100M: Biden team aiming for bigger vaccine numbers
  It sounded so ambitious at first blush: 100 million vaccination shots in 100 days.

  February 21, 2021 2:28 p.m. EST
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  UK speeds up vaccinations: All adults get 1st jab by July 31
  The British government declared Sunday that every adult in the country should get a first coronavirus vaccine shot by July 31, at least a month earlier than its previous target, as it prepared to set out a “cautious” plan to ease the U.K.'s lockdown.

  February 21, 2021 11:29 a.m. EST

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