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Health

WATCH: Gov. Cooper Holds COVID-19 Briefing

WUNC | By WUNC News

Published January 27, 2021 at 12:49 PM EST

Governor Roy Cooper and members of North Carolina’s Coronavirus Task Force will hold a media briefing Wednesday at 2 p.m. regarding the latest COVID-19 updates in the state.

On Tuesday, State Health Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen said the state health department is readjusting the way it distributes COVID-19 vaccines after local health departments got few to no new shipments this week.

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