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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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