Covid- 19 Vaccine Information / May 4, 2021

Cases of COVID and hospitalizations in NC have stayed stable again this week. Vaccinations are ongoing but with lower numbers of vaccines being given than previously. The use of the J & J vaccine (1 dose vaccine) was resumed last week at the Four Seasons Mall mass vaccination site. Last week Governor Cooper allowed the increase of sizes of both outdoor and indoor groups gathered together. The CDC also clarified guidance for mask use out…

Covid-19 Vaccine Information / April 28, 2021

The numbers of COVID cases are stable this week in NC, though not going down as had been hoped with increasing vaccination. Almost 48% of all NC adults have now received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine, with about 38% of all NC adults fully vaccinated. The administration of J&J vaccines can now be resumed, though this vaccine was not available at the Four Seasons Center site when I checked this morning. More…

Covid-19 Medical Advisory Group Update / April 28, 2021

The Covid-19 Medical Advisory Group for New Garden Friends Meeting (composed of all the Meeting’s doctors) has been working on a graduated plan for resuming in-person activities. We have had multiple discussions about use of the meeting house and grounds and are now eagerly awaiting new CDC guidance for outdoor activities. We anticipate sharing our recommendations with all New Gardeners by Zoom on May 16 at the rise of Meeting For Worship. Thank you all…

Covid-19 Vaccine Information / April 14, 2021

North Carolina Vaccination rates continue to increase. New cases of COVID and hospitalizations were slightly increased but fairly stable this past week in North Carolina and in the United States. This is believed to be due to more people starting to travel and relaxation of previous policies like mask mandates. Concern is also present about vaccine variants which may be more contagious , not be covered by vaccines or cause more severe illness. Continue to…

Covid-19 Vaccination Information / April 7, 2021

NC Vaccination rates continue to increase, now fully 25% of adults in NC are fully vaccinated and up to 38% are partially vaccinated. New cases of COVID and hospitalizations were slightly increased this past week in North Carolina and in the United States. This is believed to be due to more people starting to travel and relaxation of previous policies like mask mandates. Concern is also present about vaccine variants which may be more contagious…

Covid-19 Vaccine Information / March 30, 2021

Vaccination rates continue to increase but new cases of COVID have risen slightly this week in North Carolina and in the United States. This is believed to be due to more people starting to travel and relaxation of previous policies like mask mandates. Concern is also present about vaccine variants which may be more contagious or cause more severe illness. Continue to take the now familiar precautions to prevent COVID infections. A new study released…

Covid-19 Vaccine Information / March 25, 2021

Vaccination rates continue to increase and new cases of COVID/hospitalization rates continue to fall this week in North Carolina. However, more persons have started to travel and state officials continue to be concerned whether this activity will result in a higher number of COVID cases thereafter as happened around the year end holidays. Continue to take the now familiar precautions to prevent COVID infections. CDC guidelines explaining what activities may now be safe were issued…

Covid-19 Vaccine Information / March 16, 2021

Encouragingly, vaccination rates are increasing and hospitalization rates are slightly lower in NC this week. Friends are encouraged to continue their vigilant use of masks, physical distancing and frequent hand sanitation in public especially as we are in the Spring Break season and as we continue to hear about more infectious viral variants. Friends are encouraged to carefully read the new CDC guidelines issued last week; go to: https://tinyurl.com/yyvb9n4t These primarily open up guidelines for…

Covid-19 Vaccine Information / March 9, 2021

Improvements in the rate of positive COVID tests and the decrease in hospitalization rates in NC have stabilized at the lowest rates since November although now infectious disease doctors are concerned about increases that may happen around the spring break schedule. There continues to be concern about more infectious variant virus types known to be circulating in NC. Friends are encouraged to read new CDC guidance for vaccinated persons at: https://tinyurl.com/3cs446d8 These primarily open up…

Covid-19 Vaccine Information / February 24, 2021

On checking the web sites for Cone Health and Guilford County, they both have messages stating that all their appointments are currently filled. The Cone Health site allows persons to sign up for their wait list. All the information we have previously shared is still true and repeated below. NC did announce that they will start offering vaccination to educators, particularly child care providers and K-12 teachers. It is a little uncertain though, how these…