A Message from NCTracks on Behalf of NC Medicaid COVID-19 Stakeholder Update

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 Secretary, Rev. Barber Receive COVID-19 Vaccine  
• North Carolina WIC Program Receives Telehealth Intervention Strategies Grant 
• NCDHHS Expands Demographic Data on Vaccine Dashboard 
• Food and Nutrition Services Participants Can Now Use Benefits for Online Purchases from BJ’s

From the Governor’s Office:

• Governor Cooper Encourages Students Interested in Public Service Internships to Apply for NC COVID-19 Student Response Corps
• Gov. Cooper Announces People with High-Risk Medical Condition in Group 4 Will Be Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine Beginning March 17
• Governor Cooper Signs COVID-19 Relief Bill into Law
• Governor Cooper Signs School Reopening Bill into Law

NEW resources since the last update include:

• NEW Vaccine strategic roadmap
• NEW FEMA bilingual poster
• NEW virtual backgrounds available
• NEW videos added to vaccine video library
• Updated Vaccine FAQs in Spanish; Vaccine FAQs in English

UPDATED guidance since the last update includes:

• NEW EOs in Spanish
• Updated Child Care toolkit
• Updated Guidance for Individuals Who Have Been Vaccinated

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