North Carolina COVID vaccine rollout update: March 11, 2021

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will provide an update on the state's timeline for Group 4 COVID-19 vaccinations as leaders consider opening appointments early.

According to a report from WRAL in Raleigh, Cooper and other health officials are in discussions to open Group 4 vaccinations early, possibly as soon as March 14. Originally, Group 4 vaccinations were scheduled to begin March 24; however, Cooper is expected to announce the state will accelerate the timeline.

If Cooper does open Group 4 vaccinations early, this will give eligible patients nearly two weeks to schedule their appointment. Cooper and members of the state's COVID-19 task force will make the announcement at 3 p.m. Thursday.

Group 4 includes people with pre-existing medical conditions that put them at risk for serious illness from COVID-19. Some of these conditions include asthma, diabetes and obesity. It also includes essential workers who were not part of Group 3, such as retail employees and utility workers.

Group 4 will begin with people who have medical conditions that put them at risk for serious illness from COVID-19, homeless people and incarcerated people who haven't been vaccinated. This group also includes homeless people and people in jail or prison who haven't been vaccinated. #COVID19 #Vaccine #ncpol

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They all take their nasty mask and they all lay it on the podium.