Getting ready to live tweet the Governor's COVID briefing.

Will a reporter ask whether and when he's going to crack down harder? Will TWO reporters ask this question?

Let's see!

You can watch here:
ncdps.gov/news-conference

#NCpol
Gov. Cooper runs down case counts, hospitalizations and deaths.
There is real hope we can stop loss of life. First vaccines arrived. I talked with UPS driver who made that delivery - first in country.
We spent months prepping for this moment.

#NCpol
Gov:
We expect more doses next week after next round of approval.
Still need clarity from feds on how many doses we'll get.
Feds tell us weekly how many doses we get & we need more time to plan. VP Pence said they'd work on it.

#NCpol
Cohen:
First doses arrived & administered.
It was historic and emotional day.
More than 40,000 people participated in Pfizer clinical trial.
95% effective.
Cannot get COVID from vaccine.
Limited supplies at first.

#NCpol
Cohen:
Need more time from feds to tell us when next shipments arrive.
Still more work to do.
"Staggering increase in pandemic trends."
Hospitalizations are most worrying.
643 in ICU right now.
These are people we love. Our neighbors. Too many are dying.
#NCpol
We can help prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed.
3 Ws = big impact = save lives.
Hard ask: CDC recommends stay home & don't travel. Wear a mask. Keep it small. Keep it outdoors.
Free community testing events.

#NCpol
Gov:
Numbers are too high.
Must get these trends turned around.
Vaccines give us hope but we must keep using our tried & tried measures. 3 Ws.

#NCpol
Gov:
We're urging local gov't to enforce my #SHEO with civil penalties.
They must enforce orders to keep people safe.
Hard to imagine missing out on our traditions. We're seeing Thanksgiving spike. Christmas will be worse.

#NCpol
Gov:
Get tested.
Negative test doesn't give you a free pass. You still have to follow all protocols because you could've gotten infected after the test.
End is in sight. Let's work together.

#NCpol
Emergency Ops Director Mike Sprayberry on winter weather:

Follow local forecasts for changing conditions over next 48 hours.
DOT crews are brining central & western parts of state.
Stay off roads unless you must travel.

#NCpol
Sprayberry:
While you're prepping for snow, 3 Ws.

Look out for friends, family, & neighbors.
call your loved ones daily.

#NCpol
WFMY Reporter Q:
Hospital capacity - what conversations are you having with providers? What point will additional space be needed?

Gov:
We work closely with hospital CEOs. We learned what to do and what not to do over the summer. We need to help them out - do the 3 Ws.

#NCpol
Cohen:
We coordinate with hospitals daily - sometimes hourly.
Teamwork across hospitals is unprecedented.
It's not a physical space issue - it's a personnel issue. They are strained - more so than the facilities.

#NCpol
Cohen:
We all have a role to play in keeping hospitals from being overwhelmed.

3 Ws.

#NCpol
WFMY follow-up Q:
How does communication & process work to get healthcare workers their second doses?

Gov:
Complex. We've spent months getting ready. Database created. Pfizer is 21 days. Moderna is 28 days.
Need to work together & communicate.

#NCpol
Gov:
Our team has set up a war room to take questions from providers and coordinate distribution of vax so we don't waste a single dose.

Cohen:
We are getting 1st doses right now. 2 weeks from now the same places will get the same number of doses.

#NCpol
N&O Reporter Q:
Why is there such short notice from feds on the # of doses arriving?

Gov:
Knowing the # earlier can help us plan. They said they'd work on that.
Friday notification.
Monday shipment scheduled.
But we need to tell them w/i hours where to send shipments.
#NCpol
Cohen:
Once Moderna gets FDA approval, we'll be able to ship to all counties. Small allocations at first, but at least we'll be in more places by end of next week.

#NCpol
WBTV Reporter Q:
Atrium health says they didn't get amount of vax they were promised.

Cohen:
I'll have to follow-up on that to make sure something wasn't missed.
We get allocations from fed. Then we direct shipments.

#NCpol
W-S Journal Reporter Q:
We might have more Moderna going to rural & long term care facilities. Concerns about that? Equally effective as Pfizer?

Cohen:
Both are 95% effective. Choices where each goes is logistics. Moderna packages smaller so more versatile.

#NCpol
Cohen:
Moderna doesn't require ultra-cold storage like the Pfizer vax.
Smaller batches from Moderna make it easier to ship to nursing homes.

#NCpol
W-S Journal follow-up Q:
Home COVID tests?

Cohen:
Some new products on the market. We have no preference of one test over another. We offer free sites.

#NCpol
WLOS Reporter Q:
Buncombe County hasn't issued any citations for enforcement. What do you say to them?

Gov:
Local gov't can help us by adopting local ordinances to penalize with civil fines & not criminal misdemeanors. Glad #Asheville & Buncombe adopted ordinances.

#NCpol
Gov:
We hope more local gov'ts will step up. When you have people you know are sick and dying and that scientifically these steps will stop the spread, it's incumbent upon us as leaders to do what needs to be done.

#NCpol
CPP Reporter Q:
Lawsuit about prisons. Judge in that case says population needs to decrease rapidly. Why haven't you ordered more reductions?

Gov:
Pop has been reduced. I welcome appointment of Special Master. Positive step.

#NCpol
Commissioner of Prisons Todd Ishee:

We've moved out a lot of prisoners. Sped up early release. 34k at start of pandemic. Now it's 30k.
Since the beginning of pandemic, 48k have gone through the system.

#NCpol
CPP follow-up Q:
When can we see data about where doses are being shipped?

Gov:
We intend to put it on our dashboard. Hope to have it as soon as next week.

#NCpol
WCNC Reporter Q:
Testing turnaround times are higher than Thanksgiving. Guidance?

Gov:
We want people to get tested - especially if they're going home for Christmas.

#NCpol
Cohen:
We post turnaround times on our dashboard. Times are largely stable - which is great.
Feel good about maintaining that level. It DOES take 2-3 days for results to come back.
CDC recommends against traveling.
Testing is not a free pass.

#NCpol
WSOC Reporter Q:
Given insight into what states get the most doses from feds?

Cohen:
Allocation is based on state population only.

#NCpol
AP Reporter Q:
6,000 inmates with comorbidities. When do they get doses?

Statewide, who shouldn't get vaccinated?

Cohen:
We'll target congregate care facilities after healthcare workers.

Only people to be left out are those who have severe allergic reactions.

#NCpol
Cohen:
We expect almost all NCians to be able to get vaccines if they want.
But it will take months to get it out to everyone.

#NCpol
CLT Agenda Reporter Q:
When do you anticipate everyone who wants a vaccine will be able to get one?

Cohen:
We don't know. Not sure production, supply to build up, speed of vaccinating, etc.
Estimate: Well into Spring.

#NCpol
Briefing ends.

#NCpol
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The @NC_Governor's COVID-19 briefing gets started in about 5 minutes.
I'll be watching so you don't have to.
I'm a giver.

Here is the video link:
ncdps.gov/news-conference

#NCpol
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We're shocked at some of these numbers.
News of vaccines has given us hope. We must act now to save lives.
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NC Governor's COVID briefing starting.

ncdps.gov/news-conference

#NCpol
Gov:
Cases rising.
We're monitoring the data
Do the 3 Ws.
I have newfound hope in vaccines.
Should be available soon & our job will be to get them to people quickly. Our DHHS has been working on a distribution plan.
#NCpol
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We'll get Pfizer vaccine which needs ultra-cold storage.

Vaccine will be free. Health workers will get it first.

#NCpol
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@NC_Governor's COVID briefing is underway.
I'll be live-tweeting it.
ncdps.gov/news-conference
#NCpol
Gov:
We are in danger.
This is a pivotal moment.
Metrics are worsening.
Our updated county map is dire.
This is deadly serious.

#NCpol
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- new cases
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- day over day hospitalizations

#NCpol
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Watching the Governor's COVID briefing like the Governor is watching all of us this holiday season...

#NCpol
Gov:
Our numbers are too high and we cannot ignore them.
But other states are worse. They should be the canary in the coal mine for us.
That's why we limited capacity for social & family gatherings to 10.

#NCpol
Gov:
We're rolling out a new county alert system showing hot spots. But our entire state is experiencing widespread transmission.
Other states are seeing surges.
Ours are not surging. But it could happen quickly.

#NCpol
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Two things can be true:

1. GOP members of the NC BoE felt misled on what the consent deal would actually do.

2. The NCGOP lawyer (and/or other party leaders) told them they should resign over their approval of the deal.

1/
#NCpol
When the deal was announced, I said the GOP members should resign for voting for it - either for incompetence, an unwillingness to fight, or for their support of that deal. You make a mistake like that, and no - you shouldn’t get to stay on the board to make more.
2/
#NCpol
So, then the 2 board members resigned & issued statements. One said he felt misled. The other said he misunderstood the deal.
Are they lying?
Or maybe it’s as I said - they could’ve been misled AND have been told to resign.
3/
#NCpol
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The "AG proposes a cure procedure that is more voter friendly. Cure would confirm that voter is who they say they are when they are filling out the absentee ballot."

So, it appears it was the AG who recommended the affidavit as a "cure."

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#NCpol
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Seems to confirm what Raymond & Black said about the AG's office advising that BoE would likely lose the case.

#NCpol
"What is being proposed is the voter will attest that no one nefariously completed the ballot envelope. Upon receipt of a ballot with no witness, the affidavit would be sufficient."

David Black: "It was not my understanding that the cure would simply mean an affidavit"

#NCpol
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