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Haywood Prepares for COVID-19
In Haywood County, that plateau we were afraid of last week has come and gone. Read more
You've been vaccinated? Now what happens? Listen to Dr. Mark Jaben share his insight. Read more
The weekly numbers and the trends are continuing down. Haywood County may again be seeing a small possible plateau this week. Read more
The favorable trend continues - we are getting closer to the goal. Let's take a look back to where we were a month ago. Read more
Haywood County COVID-19 Monitoring Read more
The CDC has some new guidance out relating to quarantine and double masking. There's more to the story than what you're hearing. Read more
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WEEKLY UPDATE — The downward trend continues, but are we maybe getting ahead that this could be stalling out? Also an update on the Haywood Co… Read more
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An update on vaccines, the experience with the vaccines that we have, and what's coming in the future. Plus a special guest visitor! Read more
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More COVID deaths Read more
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County Medical Director Dr. Mark Jaben has offered to answer reader questions related to the COVID-19 vaccine. Email questions to news@themoun… Read more
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To walk through Haywood County’s large-scale vaccination clinic at the Smoky Mountain Event Center is to realize how massive of an operation i… Read more
What about all these variants of the virus we are hearing about? And what does it mean? Read more
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Reasons to be hesitant about the vaccines. Read more
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The number of positive cases in Haywood County have peaked and are starting to decline - but will this trend continue? Read more
Vaccine rollout Read more
Vaccinations by the numbers Read more
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Haywood County Medical Director Dr. Mark Jaben has agreed to answer reader questions about the vaccine? Read more
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New numbers Read more
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More than a week ago, The Mountaineer contacted the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services asking the following question: Read more
The first all-day COVID vaccine clinic for the general public on Wednesday was an impressive feat with 850 vaccines given out drive-by style. Read more
Case numbers decline — slowly Read more
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Case numbers remain high Read more
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Over 80 firefighters, EMS, and rescue squad personnel who are frontline care providers were vaccinated Wednesday afternoon at a drive-through … Read more
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Dr. Mark Jaben shares an update 10 days after the Christmas holiday. Read more
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Learn about vaccines Read more
Haywood County Health and Human Services is reporting six more COVID-19 deaths, bringing the total number now to 68. Read more
On Dec. 30, Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency started distributing its first 1,000-dose allotment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Read more