A Message from NCTracks on Behalf of NC Medicaid NC Medicaid COVID-19 Updates
This update is a regular communication to Medicaid and NC Health Choice providers to share statewide COVID-19 announcements and information. Please look for future updates to arrive through NCTracks.
PRESS RELEASES since the last update include:
- NCDHHS Reports First Identified Case of B.1.351 COVID-19 Variant in NC
- NCCU ACCORD Research on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Informs North Carolina’s Strategy for Equitable Outreach and Distribution
- NCDHHS Adds New Resources and Tools to Spanish Language COVID-19 Vaccination Website
- NCDHHS to Continue to Provide Extra Help Buying Food for Approximately 860,000 Children Through P-EBT
- Severe Weather Causes Delay in COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments
- North Carolina Coronavirus Grants Awarded to 34 Communities
- Governor Cooper Outlines Updates on Winter Storm and State COVID-19 Response
- NCDHHS Offers Tips to Avoid Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Severe Weather
NEW resources since the last update include:
- NEW Vaccine Pages for Providers
- NEW videos in vaccine video library
- Updated P-EBT page and new FAQs page
- Updated Vaccine FAQs in Spanish
- NEW community flyers, Top 10 Facts and vaccine safety resources in the Vaccine toolkit
- NEW Vaccines Community Partner Toolkit
UPDATED guidance since the last update include:
- NEW Quarantine Guidance for People Who Have Been Vaccinated
- Updated Vaccine FAQs
- NEW in Schools Guidance: Vaccine Operational Guidance for Schools
- NEW Interim Guidance for Voluntary Respirator Use in PPE healthcare guidance
- Updated Provider Guidance for Vaccinations
- NCDHHS Interim Provider Guidance for Vaccinating North Carolinians (February 16, 2021)
- New Appendix
- Summary Sheet of Updates - Interim Provider Guidance for Vaccinating North Carolinians
- NEW Vaccine Guidance for Child Care
- NCDHHS How Child Care Programs Can Help Get Child Care Staff Vaccinated
- NCDHHS Vaccine Operational Guidance for Child Care Partners
UPDATED reports since the last update include:
- County Alert System
- Vaccinations Dashboard
- COVID-19 Clusters in North Carolina Report
- Outbreaks and Clusters Reports
- Patients Presumed to be Recovered Report
- Risk Factors for Severe Illness Report
- CLI Surveillance Report
NEW EVENTS ADDED to the community testing events page
UPDATED Contact Tracing numbers