COVID vaccine booster now available in NC without prescription for certain individuals

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : " Even though DHHS projects millions of North Carolinians will want a COVID vaccine booster, Stein acknowledged that there may be pushback against the standing order from anti-vaccine advocates.
58% : " "Health care providers and pharmacists recommend vaccination as a safe and effective tool to protect yourself and your community from COVID-19," Stein said.
55% : The ACIP committee's board has been filled with vaccine skeptics appointed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. "NCDHHS is closely monitoring for changes in federal recommendations for COVID vaccines," the department said.
55% : In August, U.S. DHHS notified states participating in the federal Vaccines for Children program that they must respect state religious and conscience exemptions from vaccine mandates.
54% : " NCDHHS cited that "professional medical societies continue to recommend COVID vaccination for all young children and pregnant women.
51% : "States have the authority to balance public health goals with individual freedom, and honoring those decisions builds trust," Kennedy said in a statement.
50% : "The need for public vaccination is higher, not lower, and I am outraged at the decisions coming from national DHHS over this.

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