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North Carolinians who are moderately to severely immunocompromised and received the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines can now begin receiving an additional dose to better protect themselves from COVID-19, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced today.
At a special called meeting on Thursday, August 12, the LCS Board of Education voted to adopt masking guidelines for the start of the 2021-22 school year.
Thomasville City Schools, School Nutrition Department is pleased to announce that all TCS students are again eligible this school year to receive daily, free-of-charge meals provided through the district’s school nutrition programs.
Thomasville City Schools will hold their Open House on Thursday, August 12.
Davidson County Health Department vaccine schedule for August 9-13.
Davidson Medical Ministries is a charitable clinic that has served the uninsured of Davidson County with quality health care since 1992. In 2005 a clinic was opened in Thomasville. In 2012 Davidson Medical Ministries partnered with Kintegra Health, a federally qualified health center to serve the under-insured.
Masks and COVID-19 mandates within the local school systems have taken center stage this week. Check out the top five and visit davidsonlocal.com to catch up on all things news.
The Davidson County Health Department Vaccination Clinic will be held at Lexington Middle School on Thursday, August 12 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. and Lexington Senior High School from 3:30-5:00 p.m.
The Lexington City Schools Board of Education voted Tuesday evening to require all students and staff to wear masks inside LCS buildings.
On Monday, August 2 at 6:30 p.m. the Davidson County School Board of Education held a meeting at Davis-Townsend Elementary School to vote on whether to make masks mandatory for students heading into the 2021-2022 school year.
Davidson County Health Department COVID-19 vaccine schedule for August 2-7.
Health department COVID-19 vaccine schedule for July 26-July 30.
Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. shared updated public health guidance for K-12 schools to follow in the upcoming school year.
In this column, student writer Sidney Briggs says, “It’s been a long journey. In Davidson County, students haven’t had a normal school schedule since March 2020, and even then we didn’t go back to school for a few months. This took a mental toll on students and lowered motivation and interest in school. Mental health issues have been increasing, especially in students who sit on Zoom all day.”
Davidson County Transportation is still offering rides to individuals needing assistance with transportation to vaccine clinics. They should call (336)242-2250 to make arrangements.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will announce the second two winners of the Summer Cash Drawing and Summer Cash 4 College Drawing on Thursday, July 15 at 3 p.m.
Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed July Adolescent Immunization Awareness Month to highlight the importance of immunizations for North Carolina’s preteens and teens. As teachers, parents and students are preparing for the start of the 2021-22 school year, public health officials remind parents and guardians to ensure their teens and preteens are current on all their vaccinations and encourage health care providers to take steps to ensure their young patients are up to date.
Davidson County Health Department vaccine schedule for July 12-16.
The Novant Health Breast Center mobile unit will be on-site at Cancer Services of Davidson County on Tuesday, August 10 from 9:00 a.m. until 3:50 p.m. Cancer Services is located at 25 West 6th Avenue Lexington, NC, 27292.
The Davidson County Health Department will offer the Pfizer vaccine at their office Tuesday through Friday this week from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
