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Free Program Helps Eligible North Carolina Residents Save on Prescription Medicines
Together Rx Access™ is a program designed to help uninsured individuals access the medicines they need to take care of their health (16% of NC’s population lacks healthcare coverage). Sponsored […]
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Form Lets Physicians Help Parents Keep Track of Child’s Vaccinations
Vaccine maker Sanofi Pasteur is offering an unbranded form for use by physicians to help parents keep track of a child’s vaccinations. The form includes a section to record when a […]
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State Continues H1N1 Vaccination Program
State public health officials this week called for public and private providers to continue to offer H1N1 vaccinations even though H1N1 activity has been declining since peaking in October. State […]
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Health Directors Push for More H1N1 Vaccine
State Health Director Jeffrey Engel, MD, said he has joined health directors across the country in supporting the CDC’s initiative to get more H1N1 vaccine out to the public. Read […]
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Voluntary Recall of H1N1 Vaccine Involves 18,000 Doses in NC
The NC Division of Public Health announced Tuesday that it was contacting 132 health care providers who received H1N1 pediatric vaccine from four lots that were voluntarily recalled by the […]
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NC Public Health Tops in Preparedness
North Carolina is among seven states that have received the nation’s highest public health readiness ratings issued by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation […]
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State Expands Availability of H1N1 Vaccine
The NC Division of Public Health announced Tuesday the expansion of the H1N1 vaccination effort. State Public Health Director Jeffrey Engel, MD, advised health care providers, retail pharmacies and local […]
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Mini-Poster Helps Educate Medicare Beneficiaries about Flu Vaccines
CMS has made available a mini-poster designed to inform seniors and vulnerable populations that Medicare and Medicaid cover both the seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccines. You can download the poster […]
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State Issues Memo Concerning Oseltamivir-Resistant H1N1 Influenza
State Epidemiologist Megan Davies, MD, has issued a memo to all NC health care providers about the use of oseltamivir for treatment of H1N1 influenza virus infections. The memo was […]
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State Health Director Issues Fish Consumption Advisory
The North Carolina State Health Director issued a fish consumption advisory on Wednesday for walleye and largemouth bass in Lake Gaston, which is located between north-central North Carolina and south-central […]
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