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Cohen issues secretarial advisory urging vaccination and boosters against COVID-19, Omicron variant
RALEIGH — North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. today issued the below secretarial advisory, urging the following actions to prevent serious illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19.
School closures still on the table this winter
RALEIGH — Outgoing N.C. Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen told lawmakers recently that schools could still close in the event of a COVID infection surge this winter. Cohen delivered this news as teachers and students scramble to wrap this semester and kids try to catch up from the year of remote and missed school.
As Cooper pushes vaccines, Cohen says she has no plans to seek elected office
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper and state health secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen addressed the nascent Omicron variant Tuesday, Nov. 30, but they were reticent to raise alarms, in contrast to local media reports over the past couple of days.
NCDHHS Secretary Mandy K. Cohen elected to National Academy of Medicine
RALEIGH – North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine for her work in creating a strategic alignment to bring about critical improvements in health.
N.C. announces first Cash Drawing & Cash 4 College winners
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen announced the first winners of the state’s Your Shot at A Million Summer Cash Drawing and Summer Cash 4 College drawings in Raleigh today.
OPINION: Cooper doesn’t seem to get it, even as he vows to loosen most restrictions June 1
Cooper extends modified stay-at-home order until end of February
ROCKINGHAM — Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday extended his modified stay-at-home order for another month.
Cohen urges patience as vaccine rollout slowly accelerates
RALEIGH — State health secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen updated reporters on Thursday, Jan. 21 about the state of COVID-19 vaccinations in North Carolina.
Governor’s briefing highlights danger of spreading false information
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper and Dr. Mandy Cohen, state health secretary, took a decidedly political tone in a COVID-19 news conference Tuesday, Jan. 12.
NC Medicaid surpasses 1 million telehealth visits since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (Tuesday) announced a milestone in the use of telehealth and telephonic visits by NC Medicaid enrollees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since establishing telehealth flexibility policies in early March, NC Medicaid has processed claims for approximately more than 1.1 million telehealth and 350,000 telephonic visits.