By VICTORIA JOHNSON Cuando Jesús Ruiz del Chatham Hospital se convirtió en la primera persona — y el primer latino — en el condado en vacunarse el 16 de diciembre, UNC Health dejó clara su postura: la equidad y el acceso a las vacunas serían la máxima prioridad. “Es bien importante lo que es administrarse […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON When Chatham Hospital’s Jesus Ruiz became the first person — and first Latino — in the county to get vaccinated on Dec. 16, UNC Health made its stance clear: vaccine equity and access would be top priority. “It’s very important to get the coronavirus vaccines,” Ruiz said in a Spanish-language video Chatham […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON This year, like every year, February was designated in Chatham as “We Love Seniors” Month — and though the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle didn’t know that, the organization managed to show some love to Chatham seniors anyway. In February, the Raleigh-based nonprofit launched a free program designed to feed and educate some of […]
By HANNAH MCCLELLAN & VICTORIA JOHNSON Un pequeño grupo de personal escolar y trabajadores de cuidado infantil se vacunará por primera vez en Chatham este viernes — y Alirio Estévez, de 51 años, es uno de ellos. “Me siento muy feliz. Entusiasta”, dijo Estévez, maestro del Inglés como un Segundo Idioma (ESL) en la Siler […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON & HANNAH MCCLELLAN When North Carolina first began rolling out vaccinations, Chatham resident Linda Smith thought it would be easy to get an appointment. She quickly found out otherwise. Smith, 70, signed up with four vaccine providers across three nearby counties, including Chatham. After weeks went by with hardly any response, she […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON La semana pasada el mal tiempo retrasó los envíos de vacunas en todo el país y obligó a los proveedores en Chatham a reprogramar las citas de vacunación planeadas para principios de esta semana. Ahora, las vacunas han llegado, y para los proveedores más grandes de las vacunas en Chatham, ya pueden […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON Last week’s severe weather delayed vaccine shipments across the country and forced Chatham vaccine providers to reschedule appointments originally planned for earlier this week. Now, the vaccine shipments have arrived, and for Chatham’s biggest vaccine providers, it’s back to business as usual. The Chatham County Public Health Department had expected to receive […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON El mal tiempo en todo el país ha obligado a los proveedores de vacunas en Chatham a pausar o reprogramar las citas de vacunación originalmente planeadas para principios de la próxima semana. El Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Chatham esperaba recibir 400 dosis de la vacuna Moderna a principios de […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON Severe weather across the country has forced Chatham vaccine providers to pause or reschedule vaccination appointments originally planned for early next week. The Chatham County Public Health Department had expected to receive 400 doses of Moderna vaccine earlier this week, said CCPHD’s director, Mike Zelek, but thanks to icy weather, they haven’t […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON Many Chatham vaccine providers don’t require ID to ensure that it’s not a barrier to vaccination — a decision that could allow some to misrepresent their eligibility and “jump the line.” Even so, several Chatham providers and community organizations say they think it’s worth the risk. “There’s a balance,” said Mike Zelek, […]