Claire Donnelly

Claire Donnelly is WFAE's health reporter. She previously worked at NPR member station KGOU in Oklahoma and also interned at WBEZ in Chicago and WAMU in Washington, D.C. She holds a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University and attended college at the University of Virginia, where she majored in Comparative Literture and Spanish. Claire is originally from Richmond, Virginia. In her free time, Claire likes listening to podcasts and trying out new recipes.

North Carolinians 65 And Older Could Get COVID-19 Vaccines Under New Federal Guidance

By & WFAE • Jan 13, 2021
Man wearing a tie and holding a plastic container of syringes. He is standing next to other man in tie.
Courtesy CaroMont Health

North Carolina could start vaccinating residents ages 65 and older under new federal guidance announced by the Trump administration Tuesday. The federal government said it is no longer holding back second doses of the vaccine and is urging states to provide shots to anyone 65 and older.

What It's Like Inside LabCorp's North Carolina Coronavirus Testing Lab

By • Sep 29, 2020


Three women wearing white lab coats, masks, face shields and gloves stood around a table on a recent afternoon at LabCorp's Burlington headquarters, using box cutters to open packages. Inside each package was a box containing a plastic sample tube.

These are the company’s at-home coronavirus test kits. They’re among the tens of thousands of coronavirus test swabs from across the U.S. that the North Carolina lab location receives daily.

Hickory-Area Company Helped Develop Contact Tracing Devices Used At RNC

By • Aug 31, 2020

 

A company in the Hickory area helped develop a technology that could make social distancing and coronavirus contact tracing easier. 

NC's COVID-19 Hospitalizations Are Increasing. Here's What We Know

By • Jul 17, 2020

 


The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in North Carolina has hit record highs over the past couple of weeks. On Wednesday, the statewide number was 1,142 -- the highest since the pandemic started. Are Charlotte-area hospitals prepared? 

 

Wake Forest COVID Study: Death Rate, Severity Of Symptoms Is Lower Than First Thought

By • Jul 2, 2020

A study by Wake Forest Baptist Health has found that between 12-14% of people tested in North Carolina have antibodies for the coronavirus -- meaning they have been exposed to the virus -- with most of them showing little or no symptoms. 

Wake Forest Launches NC Coronavirus Study

By • Apr 14, 2020

Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center are leading a new study of the state’s outbreak of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.