May 10, 2021 COVID-19 Stakeholder Update
This update is a regular communication to Medicaid and NC Health Choice providers to share statewide COVID-19 announcements and information. Please look for future updates to arrive through NCTracks.
PRESS RELEASES since the last update include:
- Operation Fan Heat Relief Distributing Fans to Eligible Recipients May 1–Oct. 31
- NCDHHS Hosts Virtual Opioid Misuse and Overdose Prevention Summit
- State Health Officials Advise North Carolinians to “Fight the Bite” with Insect Repellant and Other Prevention Tools to Avoid Tick- and Mosquito-Borne Disease
- NCDHHS Announces 50% of NC Adults Vaccinated Against COVID-19
- NC SNAC Releases Nutrition Resource Programs Guide to Help Eligible Residents Receive Food and Nutrition Services
- NCDHHS Issues Alert for Missing Radioactive Material in Durham
- More Than 140 Organizations to Participate in NCDHHS Summer Community Get-Out-the-Vaccine Campaign Starting May 9
NEW resources since the last update include:
- NEW View Your Vaccine Record Page (English, Spanish)
- NEW Testing Social Media Graphics
- NEW Participant Logos (Bring Summer Back)
- NEW Bringing Summer Back Video
UPDATED guidance since the last update includes:
- Updated Youth Sports Guidance
- Updated Childcare Toolkit
- Updated Indoor/Outdoor Venues Guidance
- Updated Pools Guidance
- NEW Helping You Get Started as a COVID-19 Vaccine Provider
- Updated Guidance for Visitation, Quarantine and Communal Activities in Post-Acute Care Facilities in Response to COVID-19 Vaccination
- Updated StrongSchools Public Health Toolkit
- Updated Provider Guidance Memo
UPDATED reports since the last update include:
- County Alert System
- Vaccinations Dashboard
- COVID-19 Clusters in North Carolina Report
- Outbreaks and Clusters Reports
- Patients Presumed to be Recovered Report
- Risk Factors for Severe Illness Report
- CLI Surveillance Report
NEW EVENTS ADDED to the community testing events page
UPDATED Contact Tracing numbers