Name: Vaccination effort will keep ramping up, NC officials say
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Description: North Carolina received about 230,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine during the first two weeks of a national vaccination effort, yet fewer than 64,000 people got shots. State officials say the effort will continue to ramp up and expand in the coming weeks.

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North Carolina received about 230,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine during the first two weeks of a national vaccination effort, yet fewer than 64,000 people got shots. State officials say the effort will continue to ramp up and expand in the coming weeks.

<p>36 HOURS OF DATA INSTEAD OF 24. THERE WERE 3339 PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL FIGHTING COVID-19. &gt;&gt;&gt; GOV. COOPER AND STATE HEALTH SECRETARY DR. MANDY: SAID TODAY THE SITUATION IN NORTH CAROLINA IS CRITICAL. THEY PASSED ALONG A DIRE WARNING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TASK FORCE, IF YOU ARE OVER THE AGE OF 65 AVOID INDOOR SPACES AND FOR EVERYONE AVOID GATHERINGS. WRAL CAPITAL BUREAU CHIEF LAURA LESLIE IS OUTSIDE THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION WITH MORE DETAILS. &gt;&gt; Reporter: COOPER AND COHEN WERE BLUNT TODAY, WHILE VACCINATIONS ARE STARTING AND OF COURSE THAT IS GOOD NEWS, THE STATE IS AT A CRITICAL POINT RIGHT NOW. HOSPITALS ARE ON THE VERGE OF BEING OVERWHELMED IF THEY AREN'T OVER 80, ALREADY AND THEY ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO DOUBLE DOWN. IN THE MEANTIME THE VACCINE IS ROLLING OUT NATIONWIDE BUT THE PROCESS IS SLOWER THAN EXPECTED. ONLY ABOUT TO BEGIN DOSES HAVE BEEN GIVEN OUT NATIONALLY WHICH IS FAR UNDER EARLY ESTIMATES OF 20 MILLION BY THIS POINT. SO FAR NORTH CAROLINA HAS ONLY ADMINISTERED ABOUT 64,000 DOSES WHICH IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO WHAT IS BEEN DELIVERED. COOPER AND COHEN URGED PEOPLE TO BE PATIENT SAYING IT'S A COMPLEX PROCESS THAT HAS TO BE TRACKED CAREFULLY AND BECAUSE THE VACCINES COME IN UNITS OF 100 OR MORE DOSES HAVE TO BE PLANNED AND SCHEDULED IN ADVANCE TO AVOID POTENTIALLY WASTING ANY OF THE VACCINE. IN ADDITION TO THAT THE HOSPITALS AND CLINICS DOING THE VACCINATIONS ARE CURRENTLY DEALING WITH THAT SURGE IN COVID CASES. LAST WEEK OF COURSE WAS ALSO A HOLIDAY WEEK. &gt;&gt; WE KNOW THAT WE ARE RAMPING UP OVER THE COURSE OF THIS WEEK AND WE WILL MOVE INTO THE NEXT PHASE OF VACCINATING ARE 75- YEAR-OLD AND ABOVE NEXT WEEK. AND THE WEEKS BEYOND. SO I KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A MATURING OF THIS PROCESS AS WE GO FORWARD, IT'S NEW FOR ALL OF US. &gt;&gt; Reporter: COHEN ALSO ANNOUNCED THE STATE HAS UPDATED THE PRIORITY LIST FOR VACCINES TO FOLLOW THE CDC'S UPDATED RECOMMENDATIONS. THE NEXT GROUP IS GOING TO BE 75 AND OLDER AND PEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS, AND YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT ONLINE AT WRAL.COM OR IN OUR</p>

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Vaccination effort will keep ramping up, NC officials say

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I'm meteorologist, Amy Wilmoth in the WRL severe weather center. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there. If you want to maybe go out to eat, eat outside. It's beautiful to do that. 69 for brunch today. Plenty of sunshine at lunchtime. We're at 72 and then dinner time temperatures will be in the mid seventies so very nice weather. We do not expect any rain today, we'll have mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies for mother's day. High pressure settles in for the next couple of keeping the weather nice and quiet. But we will have another system arrive overnight Monday and especially into Tuesday, scattered showers and storms become likely Tuesday. It's a 70% chance for rain. A 60% chance for some showers and storms on Wednesday. So turning unsettled by the time we get to Monday night into Tuesday through the day today, we'll have mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. Monday, we'll start off with sunshine at 8 a.m. but then the cloud move in the second half of the day. And then Monday night, some light rain starts to move in and by Tuesday morning, some light rain possible for the morning commute, we'll have some light scattered showers at lunchtime, we'll have some scattered showers. And then by the time we get to the afternoon we'll have scattered showers and perhaps some thunderstorms at this point, it doesn't look like we'd have any severe storms, but we'll keep checking on that and let you know if we do get in a severe storm risk. As of now, we're not in one, but it is going to be unsettled on and off throughout the day with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Today is nice for Mother's Day 79 for the high 81 Monday. So a little bit warmer and then scattered showers and storms Tuesday and Wednesday, Thursday. It's quiet with a high of 82 but we're back to some storm chances Friday and Saturday with highs in the upper seventies to low to mid eighties.

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Yeah, welcome to Duke University's 2024 commencement ceremony. Please direct your attention to the end of the field and welcome the Duke University class of 2024. Now entering the stadium and throughout the processional march are the candidates for degrees from Trinity College of Arts and Sciences entering. Now are the candidates from the Pratt School of Engineering? Next, please welcome the candidates from the Sanford School of Public Policy. Now, the candidates from the Nicholas School of the Environment currently entering the stadium are the candidates from the Fuqua School of Business entering. Now are the candidates from the School of Nursing? Welcome the candidates from the Divinity School currently entering are the candidates from the School of law. Please welcome the candidates from the School of Medicine. Now, entering are the candidates from the graduate school.

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Good evening. I'm Tina in cash. With tonight's lottery joins for Saturday, May 11th, 2024. Here we go with the Carolina pick three. Our 1st 20 number zero, followed by another zero, third pick three tonight five and our pick three. Fireball number is two. Joining me for tonight's drawing is our auditor from the and Jones L LP. Now it's time for the Carolina pick for. So check your tickets. Good luck. First winning pick for tonight is three, second pick for six. Third winning number one. Our fourth pick four is nine and our pick for fireball number is three. Let's turn now to the Carolina cash five. If no one matches all five numbers to win the jackpot tonight, tomorrow's top prize is an estimated $858,000. Good luck first win cash five tonight 20 followed by nine third winning number seven. Our fourth cash 5, 13 and good luck. Our final winning number in the cash five. Tonight is 19. The North Carolina Education lottery has contributed over $10 billion to education. Thanks for your support and get the winning numbers every night right here. Thanks for playing and have a good night.

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EXCITEMENT. >> IT'S TIME TO PLAY AMERICA'S FAVORITE JACKPOT GAME. THIS IS POWERBALL. GOOD EVENING. ONE RATED TRAINER TONIGHT. WE HAVE ANOTHER LIFE-CHANGING JACKPOT IS WORTH AN ESTIMATED. 37.2 MILLION DOLLARS TO GET YOUR TICKETS READY THERE. COME TONIGHT'S WINNING NUMBERS. LET'S START THINGS OFF THIS EVENING WITH THE NUMBER 6. WITHOUT THAT AMERICA, WE HAVE THE NUMBER. 49 AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUT THE APA FROM MARYLAND. HE WON $50,000 PLAYING POWERBALL. I DRESS YOUR WINNING NUMBERS. 39. 67 AND AROUND THAT NIGHT WITH THE NUMBER 3. AND I-25 ALL NUMBER THAT'S GOING TO BE 21. AND THE PROBLEM MULTIPLIER IS 2. >> LET'S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT TONIGHT'S WINNING NUMBERS. REMEMBER, THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS TO WIN. GOOD LUCK. EVERYONE WILL SEE YOU BACK HERE

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Good afternoon. I'm Me Global. Welcome to this afternoon's drawings for Saturday, May 11th, 2024. Let's get started with Carolina pick three. The first victory number is to the second is five. The third is one and our pick three fireball number is five. Joining me for this afternoon drawing is our auditor from a con and Jones L LP. Now let's move on to Carolina pick for the first four. Number is to the second is one. The third is eight, the fourth is four and our pick four. Fireball number is four. The North Carolina education lottery has contributed over $10 billion to education. Thanks for your support. Get your winning numbers each day at three and again at 1122. Thanks for playing.

Vaccination effort will keep ramping up, NC officials say

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