Medically At-Risk In N.C. Able To Get COVID Shots March 17

North Carolina health officials say medically vulnerable residents between the ages of 16 and 64 will be able to get vaccinated starting March 17. The state had initially planned to begin administering the doses to those with serious underlying health issue a week later. State Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen said Thursday that the state expects to get more Johnson & Johnson vaccines around the start of April. She and Gov. Roy Cooper bumped up the timeline that had previously made medically at-risk North Carolinians with any of 18 conditions eligible on March 24. Essential workers in eight sectors may get their shots starting April 7.