COVID-19 News
  • Not only do vaccines lower the risk of hospitalization and death due to COVID-19 but growing evidence also suggests that vaccines lower the risk of suffering from long COVID.  The CDC explains that while more studies are needed to determine the effects of vaccination on post-COVID-19 symptoms, preventing COVID-19 illness to begin with is the best way to avoid suffering from post-COVID conditions.
  • Moderna will ask the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months through 5 years after initial results from Moderna’s study have demonstrated the vaccine to be effective in that age group.
  • Last week, CDM hosted an information session about how to support workers who were injured on the job in Maryland and beyond. You can view the Spanish and English recordings of the session on the Health Within Our Reach website.

State Level Data Overview

Vaccination rates by state

(% of population ≥ 5 years of age fully vaccinated)

  • Delaware: 72.3%
  • Maryland: 79.5%
  • Virginia: 77%
  • North Carolina: 63.5%
  • South Carolina: 59.8%
  • Georgia: 57.7%

Booster rates by state

(% of fully vaccinated population that has received at least 1 booster dose)

  • Delaware: 44.4%
  • Maryland: 49.8%
  • Virginia: 46.5%
  • North Carolina: 25.9%
  • South Carolina: 38.9%
  • Georgia: 35.9%

State Snapshots

Delaware

  • The Delaware Department of Health & Social Services (DHSS), Gov. John Carney, and Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long announced US $17 million in new financial support last week that will provide financial aid to COVID-19-impacted Delawareans, expand COVID vaccinations and testing, and provide housing assistance, among other measures. The support is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

Vaccination rates by county

(% of population ≥ 5 years of age fully vaccinated)

  • Kent: 59.1%
  • Sussex: 70.8%

Booster rates by county

(% of fully vaccinated population that has received at least 1 booster dose)

  • Kent: 41.6%
  • Sussex: 48.5%

COVID-19 Community Levels by county

Maryland

Vaccination rates by county

(% of population ≥ 5 years of age fully vaccinated)

  • Dorchester: 62.1%
  • Somerset: 53.4%
  • Wicomico: 58.8%

Booster rates by county

(% of fully vaccinated population that has received at least 1 booster dose)

  • Dorchester: 50.4%
  • Somerset: 51.1%
  • Wicomico: 48.1%

COVID-19 Community Levels by county

Virginia

  • Virginia’s Worker Safety Board voted in favor of revoking its COVID-19 rule, which had been the first of its kind in the nation. When Governor Youngkin took office in January, he asked the board to reconsider the rule. Unions and worker advocates say the rule is necessary so that employers have specific guidelines to follow to limit COVID-19 transmission in the workplace and protect workers from reprisals if they contract COVID-19.
  • To find an upcoming COVID-19 vaccination clinic near you in Shenandoah Valley, check out the events section of the Central Shenandoah Health District’s Facebook page!

Vaccination rates by county

(% of population ≥ 5 years of age fully vaccinated)

  • Accomack: 77%
  • Northampton: 74.6%
  • Northumberland: 55.8%
  • Rockingham: 45.5%
  • Shenandoah: 52%

Booster rates by county

(% of fully vaccinated population that has received at least 1 booster dose)

  • Accomack: 43.2%
  • Northampton: 48.4%
  • Northumberland: 26.5%
  • Rockingham: 21.2%
  • Shenandoah: 38.7%

COVID-19 Community Levels by county

North Carolina

  • Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 29 at 6 PM ET, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a Spanish-language Cafecito via Facebook Live discussing vaccination for anyone in North Carolina 5 years of age and older and how to stay up-to-date on vaccination to make the most of this summer.
  • The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is launching a Spring into Summer COVID-19 vaccination and booster campaign. You can sign up to be a partner in the campaign and download a bilingual toolkit with flyers and graphics in English and Spanish to share with your community.
  • Property owners in Mecklenburg County and the surrounding areas may be eligible for mortgage assistance if they can demonstrate a loss of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Other programs are also available for renters to help with the cost of past due rent, utilities, or hotel costs.

Vaccination rates by county

(% of population ≥ 5 years of age fully vaccinated)

  • Alamance: 61.7%
  • Forsyth: 65.4%
  • Guilford: 64.6%
  • Mecklenberg: 66.7%
  • Pasquotank: 57.4%
  • Wilkes: 48.9%

Booster rates by county

(% of fully vaccinated population that has received at least 1 booster dose)

  • Alamance: 23.3%
  • Forsyth: 23%
  • Guilford: 19.1%
  • Mecklenberg: 23.2%
  • Pasquotank: 26.2%
  • Wilkes: 23.4%

COVID-19 Community Levels by county

South Carolina

  • South Carolina has reported two chicken pox outbreaks since early March. The rates of vaccination against chickenpox among school children decreased from 98.1% in 2014-15 to 95.7% in 2021-22, and outbreaks are more common when vaccination rates drop below 95%. To make a chickenpox vaccine appointment, call the Care Line at 1-855-472-3432.

Vaccination rates by county

(% of population ≥ 5 years of age fully vaccinated)

  • Greenville: 58.7%
  • Greenwood: 51%
  • Lexington: 58.7%
  • Marlboro: 46%
  • Spartanburg: 46.5%
  • Sumter: 60.7%

Booster rates by county

(% of fully vaccinated population that has received at least 1 booster dose)

  • Greenville: 41.2%
  • Greenwood: 43.8%
  • Lexington: 40.1%
  • Marlboro: 34.2%
  • Spartanburg: 39.7%
  • Sumter: 32.5%

COVID-19 Community Levels by county

Georgia

  • The third chemical leak in 14 months was reported on Friday, March 11 at a single Gainesville poultry plant. The most recent incident involved a bleach spill. The first incident, a nitrogen leak in January 2021, killed six workers.
  • One of our partners, Sur Legal, was recently interviewed for the weekly newsletter 285 South for their efforts to support workers who missed work due to COVID-19 between April 1 and December 31, 2020 and are entitled to backpay under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act.

Vaccination rates by county

(% of population ≥ 5 years of age fully vaccinated)

  • Carroll: 40.1%
  • Clayton: 46.6%
  • Cobb: 61.7%
  • DeKalb: 60%
  • Fulton: 59.4%
  • Gwinnett: 58.6%
  • Hall: 48%

Booster rates by county

(% of fully vaccinated population that has received at least 1 booster dose)

  • Carroll: 34.7%
  • Clayton: 33.2%
  • Cobb: 40%
  • DeKalb: 41.7%
  • Fulton: 42.8%
  • Gwinnett: 38.7%
  • Hall: 34.9%

COVID-19 Community Levels by county
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