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A
A
Then,
but
comparatively
you
can
see
that
quite
small
compared
to
what
we
just
came
through
and
we
haven't
quite
reached
those
summer
levels.
Yet
our
percent
positivity
is
currently
in
remains
3.4.
That
has
been
stable
for
the
last
couple
of
days
and
regional
hospitalizations,
mind
you.
This
is
the
18
county
region.
Dr
hathaway
is
here
with
us
today
and
can
give
you
more
information
about
our
our
local
hospital
system,
but
regionally.
The
hospitalizations
also
continue
to
show
a
steady
and
consistent
decline
over
the
last
several
weeks.
A
The
last
few
days
showing
a
bit
of
stabilization
and
then
this
is
our
table
of
metrics
and
the
table
hasn't
changed
significantly.
In
the
last
week
there
was
a
slight
bump
in
new
cases
per
100
000.
That
actually
might
be
indicative
of
that
stabilization
because
it
didn't
increase
very
much,
but
the
percent
positivity
remains
quite
low
and
is
below
the
five
percent,
which
is
desirable.
A
A
So
our
trends
are
indicative
of
progress
in
reducing
the
spread
of
covit
19.
But
in
order
to
continue
to
see
these
trends
stay
or
continue
to
decline,
then
we
have
to
continue
to
do
the
3ws
vaccine
rollout,
while
you
know,
is
continuing
and
we're
working
down
that
waitlist
and
getting
more
people
vaccinated.
It's
still
not
enough
for
us
to
stop
doing
all
the
things
that
matter.
So
it
is
important
for
folks
to
continue
to
wear
their
masks,
wash
their
hands
stay
six
feet
apart
and
limit
your
interactions
as
much
as
possible.
A
We
are
coming
in
right
after
the
governor's
briefing,
and
so
the
announcement
was
made
that,
beginning
tomorrow,
the
additional
frontline
essential
workers
will
be
eligible
beginning
tomorrow,
that
was
initially
march
10th.
We
will
not
be
ready
to
open
tomorrow.
We
had
already
scheduled
updates
and
testing
of
our
surge
capacity
with
the
anticipation
of
march
10th
and
we're
going
to
be
testing
out
that
surge
capacity,
because
we
know
that
group
3
was
coming
and
the
updates
to
the
waitlist,
particularly
how
someone
can
get
off
the
waitlist.
A
So
this
is
just
a
summary.
As
of
yesterday,
these
all
of
these
numbers
are,
as
of
yesterday,
our
state
had
administered
over
2.2
million
total
doses,
with
1.4
million
being
first
doses
in
arms
among
all
buncombe
county
vaccine
providers.
Over
56
000
total
doses
have
gone
into
arms
and
about
63
percent
of
those
are
first
doses
and
then
buncombe,
county
hhs
and
our
partners
at
emergency
services
have
administered
over
32
000,
total
doses.
Since
beginning
our
efforts
on
december
22nd
and
over
20
000
of
those
are
first
doses,
with
almost
12
000.
Being
second
doses,.
A
So
the
the
percent
white
and
over
and
65
years
and
older
that
we
have
given
a
first
dose
to
we've
reached
about
20,
almost
26
percent.
When
we
look
at
that,
based
on
the
numbers
that
we've
given
out
and
so
of
the
total
population
here
in
buncombe
county
about
6
percent
is
black
or
african
american,
which
is
about
15
000.
A
When
we
looked
at
the
age
breakdown,
we
estimated
that
roughly
2
260
individuals
are
african-american
in
65
years
and
older
and
through
our
vaccine
operations,
we've
reached
about
22.2
percent
of
that
that
are
african-american
and
65
years
and
older,
so
a
little
over
500
individuals,
so
a
little
over
13
000
in
the
white
population,
a
little
over
500
in
the
black
and
over
65
population,
which
is
about
22
percent
of
what
is
estimated
in
that
age
ban
and
we
did
use
the
office
of
state
budget
and
management.
Demography
estimates
for
this
information.
A
A
Another
slide
about
some
of
that
and
our
current
baseline
allocation
is
2340..
This
is
still
two
trays
of
pfizer
as
our
baseline.
It
may
seem
like
an
increase-
and
I
think
I
explained
this
earlier-
that
previously
it
was
based
on
five
doses
per
vial.
Now
it's
standard
to
to
base
it
on
six
doses
per
vial.
So
that's
why
you
see
2
340
now
this
was
our
baseline
for
last
week.
It's
our
baseline
for
this
week.
It
will
be
our
baseline
for
next
week
and
then
sometime
next
week.
A
So
more
to
come
on
that
one
and
then
added
in
addition
to
our
baseline.
We
continue
to
accept
transfers
from
local
partners.
Last
week
we
accepted
about
300
doses
from
our
partner
at
mission
hospital
this
week,
we're
accepting
a
little
over
500
doses
from
our
partner,
mayheck
and
possibly
additional
doses
next
week,
and
then
all
transfer
doses
are
applied
to
our
wait
list.
A
We
did
begin
vaccinating
the
school
staff
using
the
set-aside
that
began
last
saturday
february
27th
and
as
a
reminder,
that
was
one
tray
of
our
baseline
that
we
designated
for
that
group
and
we
vaccinated
about
500
last
saturday
and
as
a
as
an
update.
Once
the
lists
were
submitted
from
our
schools,
we
were
expecting
any
the
highest
number
we
were
expecting
was
around
7
000
to
be
on
this
list.
What
we
got
back
was
about
a
little
over
4
100.
A
So
it's
about
67
percent
uptake
in
that
group
and
given
that
and
given
that
we
are
going
to
be
doing
a
thousand
a
set
of
about
a
thousand
doses
a
week,
we
think
about
four
weeks,
we'll
have
that
group
completely
completed
and
then
our
partners
at
mayheck
are
assisting
with
vaccinating
the
child
care
staff.
We
anticipated
that
group
to
be
as
much
as
eleven
hundred
and
what
we
see
right
now
is
about
670
signed
up
so
about
a
uptake
of
about
60
with
that
group.
B
A
Most
transfers
are
only
seen
as
one
one
moment
in
time
and
not
to
be
counted
on
the
following
week,
but
all
of
those
doses
would
be
incorporated
into
our
efforts
to
get
our
wait
list
down.
Our
general
population
wait
list
and
so
we'll
be
adding
appointments
to
our
schedule
and
getting
folks
in
those
okay.
B
A
B
D
A
E
Our
site,
okay,
stacy,
have
a
question
about
the
wait
list.
I
think
when
I
looked
at
it
yesterday,
it
was
about
54
000.
Do
you
have
any
anecdotal
information
about
when
those
calls
are
being
made
to
schedule
appointments
any
idea
of
how
many
folks
have
gone
elsewhere
to
another
county
to
another
state?
I
just
wonder
like
when
we
look
at
54
000
is
how
how
accurate
is
that.
A
Thanks
for
that
question,
so
that's
part
of
what
we're
working
on
too
is
looking
through
that
waitlist
for
any
duplicates.
I
will
tell
you,
I
don't
have
a
concrete
number
for
you.
I
can't
tell
you
anecdotally,
as
we
do
call
folks.
They
are
saying.
Oh
thanks.
I
got
it
somewhere
else
and
we
say
thank
you
and
we
keep
going.
A
A
We
do
recognize
that
folks
signed
up
several
times
and
we
want
to
you
know,
give
them
their
highest
number
and
then
clean
that
up
a
little
bit.
So
that's
in
the
process,
and
so
you
will
continue
to
see
that
higher
cumulative
number,
because
we
don't
want
that
to
change,
because
if
you,
if
we
clean
it
up
and
say
all
right
now,
we
really
only
have
about
30
some
thousand
left,
but
we
changed
that
number.
A
If
your
number
54
000-
and
we
changed
that
number
you
might,
you
might
think
that
we've
deleted
you,
so
that
number
is
going
to
stay
while
we
still
clean
up.
We
are.
We
are
scheduling
currently
around
the
17,
thousands,
and
that
was
as
of
last
week's
update,
and
so
that
gets
updated
every
wednesday.
So
you'll
see
that
number
change,
I
suspect,
we'll
be
closer
to
the
20.
A
And
I
did
want
to
remind
folks
that
we
do
have
additional
vaccine
providers
in
our
community
hospitals
and
local
health
departments
were
the
first
brought
on
board
and
since
then
our
community
health
centers,
our
fqhcs,
have
been
brought
on
board.
We
also
have
commercial
pharmacies
like
walgreens
that
are
participating
in
the
federal
program
and
we
have
eight
to
my
knowledge
in
buncombe
county
who
initially
received
about
a
hundred
doses
per
week.
It
is
my
understanding
that
their
federal
allocation
is
going
to
increase.
A
I
do
not
know
for
sure
how,
far
by
by
how
much,
but
we
do
have
walgreens
operating
in
bunker
county
that
have
doses
as
well.
We
have
heard
from
other
folks
that
they
are
getting
appointments
through
other
providers,
including
walgreens,
and
so
this
is
great
news
for
access
and
if
folks
are
interested
in
learning
more
about
other
vaccine
providers,
they
can
go
to
myspot.nc.gov
and
find
they
can
put
in
their
zip
code
and
find
a
list
of
providers
in
their
area
that
are
approved
for
vaccine
and
are
giving
out
vaccine,
and
so
with
that.
A
A
F
Thank
you
stacy.
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
once
again
to
be
here.
I
want
to
preface
my
comments
by
extending
my
sincere
thanks
to
the
county
in
general,
especially
ms
pinder
and
stacey,
and
her
staff,
dr
mullendore,
when
she
was
wearing
two
hats.
You
know
when
I
look
back
and
think
about
the
first
press
conference.
We
did
here.
It
was
just
about
a
year
ago
today,
and
we
were
you
know,
we
knew
everybody's
name
who
had
coveted
in
our
community.
F
But
I
think
my
real
sincere
thanks
to
everybody
who's
participated
in
the
partnership
and
I
think,
as
you're,
seeing
as
we
talk
about
covid
it
just
in
our
day-to-day
conversations.
The
partnership
has
exemplified-
and
I
know
that
as
we
come
through
the
pandemic
this
next
year
and
into
2022
that
those
new
relationships
will
serve
all
of
us
in
our
community
really
quite
well.
So
it's
it's
a
really
sincere
thanks
to
you
all
for
all
you've
done.
F
We
do
have
a
new
vaccine.
That's
on
the
way.
It's
the
j
j
vaccine.
It
is
different
than
the
moderna
and
the
pfizer
vaccines
in
two
very
important
ways.
Number
one
is
that
it's
a
single
injection,
so
you
don't
have
to
come
back
for
a
second
shot
and
number
two
is
that
the
storage
requirements
are
a
little
less
stringent
in
terms
of
deep
cold
refrigeration.
So
it
should
be
more
easy
for
us
to
have
it
more
widely
available
as
supply
comes,
the
supply
will
be
limited.
F
And
so
we
don't
know
exactly
we're
just
getting
our
shipment.
We
just
heard
for
sure
we'd
get
the
shipment
over
the
weekend
and
we're
planning
on
how
to
distribute
those
7
000
doses
of
the
jnj
throughout
the
region.
I
got
asked
the
other
day
whether
this
was
a
game
changer,
and
I
wish
it
were
a
game.
F
Changer
7,
000
doses
is
a
drop
in
the
bucket
compared
to
the
you
know:
million
people
in
our
18
county
region
that
we
need
to
vaccinate,
but
it
certainly
is,
is
more
light
the
light's
getting
a
little
bit
brighter
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel.
I
want
to
just
have
a
few
comments,
maybe
as
an
educational
forum.
If
I
can
take
the
opportunity,
I
won't
take
up
too
much
of
your
time,
but
to
amplify
some
of
the
comments
that
miss
saunders
made.
F
Number
one
is
our
relative
geographic
isolation,
but
it's
also
due
to
the
proactivity
that
the
county
took
in
terms
of
the
measures
back
last
year
and
the
proactivity
that
you've
maintained
in
terms
of
social
distancing,
insistence
on
mask
wearing
and
the
like,
and
so
I
offer
my
thanks
to
you
for
that.
This
is
a
real
graphic
example
of
the
benefit
of
of
us
all,
working
together
to
protect
our
community.
So,
thank
you.
These
are
the
cases
in
the
united
states
this.
F
F
We
peaked
in
january
at
mission
hospital
about
138
patients
in
the
hospital
we're
down
to
30
today.
So
dramatic
drop
we're
very
grateful
for
that,
but
at
the
same
time
we've
seen
299
deaths
and
I
I
bring
that
up
to
remind
people
of
the
seriousness
of
this
disease
and
it
affects
while
it
affects
older
people
disproportionately.
It
affects
young
people
too,
and
we
had
a
death
of
a
19
year
old
ab
state
student
earlier
this
year.
F
The
orange
curve
is
deaths
among
nursing
home
residents
as
a
percentage
compared
to
all
deaths
from
covet,
and
you
can
see
that
when
we
started
the
vaccine
program
in
the
end
of
december
and
january
and
we
targeted
nursing
home
residents
the
most
vulnerable
in
our
society,
the
the
percent
of
all
cova
deaths
in
that
population
dropped
off
dramatically.
So
I
want
to
use
this
to
encourage
the
populists.
The
people
watching
this
to
recognize
that
the
vaccine
is
safe
and
effective
and
works
just
a
few
more
slides.
F
Before
I
finish
up
here,
stacy
did
a
very
nice
job
of
pointing
out
what
a
wonderful
job
the
county
has
done
in
terms
of
targeting
minority
populations.
This
is
data
from
across
the
state,
and
I
apologize
for
getting
geeky
with
my
data,
but
just
indulge
me
for
a
moment.
Please,
the
the
dark
blue
bar
is
the
percent
of
the
population
that
is
of
that
racial
group.
F
The
orange
bar
is
the
percent
of
the
total
cases
that
had
coveted
the
dark
gray
bar
is
the
percent
who
were
hospitalized
and
then
the
light
gray
bars
the
percent,
who
have
gotten
vaccinations
in
a
perfectly
just
world
where
the
virus
affected
everyone
equally,
and
we
got
all
that
same
kind
of
health
care
and
we
got
vaccinations
the
same
way.
Every
bar
would
be
equal
for
african
americans,
you'd
be
21
of
the
population,
21
of
the
cases
21
of
the
hospitalizations
and
21
of
the
vaccinations.
That's
not
the
way.
F
It
is
right
now
in
north
carolina,
it's
21
of
the
cases
34
of
the
total
hospitalizations
and
only
15
of
the
vaccinations,
the
county's
doing
a
better
job
at
that,
and
I
commend
them
for
that
and
we're
working
hard
to
to
vaccinate
people
who
are
disadvantaged,
but
we
have
a
ways
to
go,
and
I
just
wanted
to
use
this
forum
to
point
that
out
and
then
last
but
not
least,
there's
been
a
lot
of
talk.
I
mean
you
can't
I
gotta
pander
to
the
public
here
with
a
slide
with
dogs
in
it.
F
If
you
don't
mind,
but
we
lots
of
talk
about
why
we're
worried
about
an
upward
rise
and
the
variant
term
has
come
up,
and
so
I
wanted
to
take
just
a
brief
second
to
let
people
know
exactly
why
we're
worried
about
variants.
Variants
are
sars
viruses
that
are
very
similar
but
slightly
different
than
the
original
strain,
and
they
have
a
change
in
their
genetic
coding.
That
rna
and
the
reason
we're
worried
about
it
is
because
it
can
change
the
anagenicity,
the
virulence
and
the
transmissibility.
What
does
that
mean?
It
means?
F
F
How
easily
is
it
spread
among
all
of
us,
and
different
variants
can
lead
to
different
effects
that
way,
and
that's
what
has
us
most
concerned,
the
analogy
that
I
picked
here
for
a
talk
earlier
this
week
was
that
if
you
think
of
dogs
and
viruses
as
being
equivalent
and
the
sporting
group
and
dogs
being
equivalent
to
the
coronaviruses
and
labrador
retrievers
being
equivalent
to
the
cyrus
cov2
variants
would
be
different.
Colored,
labrador,
retrievers,
so
they're
very
similar
they're
slightly
different
and
that
difference
changes
the
way
they
behave
and
how
we
have
to
combat
them.
F
B
That's
one
that
remains!
You
know
orange
or
you
know
not
not
in
a
green
spot
and
it's,
but
it's
part
of
that
is
it
correct
to
think
about.
That
is
that
we,
we
are
doing
a
lot
more
as
a
community
in
a
country
in
terms
of
testing
now
than
we
were
say
six
months
ago
or
three
months
ago,
and
the
amount
of
testing
that's
done
does
influence
that,
while
testing
is
good,
the
more
you
test,
the
more
you're
going
to
find
per
100
000..
B
F
Yeah
and
I'll
let
stacey
comment
if
she
wants
to.
In
addition,
I
think
that
metric
can't
be
looked
at
in
isolation.
It
also
has
to
be
looked
at
the
percent
positivity.
So
for
me,
the
percent
positivity
is
a
little
bit
more
important
because
you
know
it
takes
into
account
how
many
people
you're
you're,
you're,
actually
testing.
I
don't
know
stacy
if
you
have
additional
comments.
A
Yet
our
testing
numbers
are
still
quite
high,
so
I
I
liken
it
to
if
you,
if
you
were
doing
two
ten
thousand
tests
and
your
percent
positivity
is
as
three
percent
you're
you're
going
to
still
have
a
high
number
of
folks
coming
in,
and
so
even
though
our
testing
numbers
have
come
down
and
are
stabilizing
pre-surge,
even
pre-surge,
we
were
doing
a
lot
of
testing.
So
we've
done
a
really
good
job.
As
a
as
a
community
saying
we
have,
we
have
access,
we
have
opportunity.
A
If
you
have
symptoms,
if
you
think
that
you've
been
in
contact
with
someone
who
has
coveted
come
get
tested
and
what
we're
finding
is
is
still
with
our
decreased
percent.
Positivity
we're
still
going
to
have
a
high
level
of
new
cases.
Now,
when
we
look
at
our
new
cases
per
day,
which
is
where
that
epicurve
kind
of
comes
into
because
that's
based
on
specimen
collection
date-
and
it's
reported
two
ways-
what
what
I
show
you
all
is
more
traditional
epi
style,
which
is
by
specimen
collection
date.
A
That's
where
we're
seeing
that
60
66
to
68
new
cases
per
day
on
average,
whereas
back
in
the
surge
of
the
what
we
thought
was
a
surge
in
the
summer
that
was
40,
something
and
so
we're
still
I
mean
that
is
coming
down
exponentially
from
what
it
was
at
the
time
of
the
holiday
surge,
but
still
at
high
levels.
We
still
have
community
transmission.
B
C
C
C
A
There
is
a
separate
one
about
find
my
group
that
if
you
just
google,
find
my
group
north
carolina,
it
will
come
up
because
I
I
don't
hesitate,
saying
the
website
and
not
getting
it
right,
but
we
will
get
that
out
to
folks
and
I'll
be
sure
it's
in
the
press.
Release
too
that
you
can
go
to
that
website.
Answer
some
simple
questions
about
who
you
like?
What
age?
Are
you?
A
What
kind
of
work
do
you
do,
and
it
will
tell
you
what
group
you're
going
to
be
in
so
that's
the
first
thing
that
folks
can
do
like
if
you,
if
you're,
not
sure,
that's
one
of
the
easiest
tools-
that's
out
there.
So
if
you
do
find
that
you're
in
group
three
frontline
essential
workers
that
are
going
to
be
eligible
beginning
tomorrow,
please
know
that
we
are.
We
had
things
planned
and
we
were
working
as
quickly
as
we
can
to
get
that
wait
list
to
to
accommodate
group
three.
A
A
That's
one
of
the
criteria
and
you
might
be
in
group
three
or
you
might
feel
the
very
opposite,
which
is,
you
might
feel
like
you're,
an
essential
frontline,
essential
worker,
but
based
on
the
state's
first
criteria,
which
is.
Are
you
in
person
like
the
number
one
is:
are
you
in
person
and
then
are
you
in
one
of
these
eight
sectors
and
all
of
those
eight
sectors
are
listed
on
that
site
too.
You
might
think
that
you're
one
of
those
and
then
find
out
you're
actually
in
group,
four
or
five.
So
it's
good
to
know.
A
C
G
G
Good
afternoon,
I
just
want
to
give
a
quick
update
on
our
new
baseline
executive
order.
Number
195
from
governor
cooper
went
to
effect
last
friday,
the
26th
at
5
pm
and
scheduled
to
remain
in
effect
until
friday
march
26th,
just
gonna
hit
some
of
the
highlights
of
the
more
immediate
changes
for
us.
It
did
remove
the
safer
at
home
curfew,
which
was
the
10
p.m,
curfew
for
everyone,
not
on
the
central
business.
G
It
allowed
alcohol
sales
on-site
alcohol
sales
to
remain
in
effect
until
11..
So
now
that
curfew
for
alcohol
sales
is
11
to
7
a.m,
mass
gather
limits
went
back
to
where
they
previously
were
for
25,
indoor
and
50
outdoor,
and
one
of
the
biggest
changes
is
that
bars
now
open.
If
you
guys
recall,
they've
been
one
of
the
few
industries
that
have
been
remained
closed
since
entirety.
G
Of
this
response,
they're
now
allowed
to
open
up
to
30
capacity
and
not
to
exceed
250
people
and
of
note
that
their
operations
must
be
seated,
and
there
is
also,
as
always,
the
caveat
that
they
must
allow
six
feet
between
groups
of
patrons
and
that's
going
to
really
be
there.
I
think
for
a
lot
of
bars
in
this
area,
their
limiting
factor,
not
not
that
percent
capacity
or
the
number
but
alarming
six
feet
between
parties.
H
B
A
So
the
numbers
that
you
saw
up
there
are
based
on
the
north
carolina
dhhs
dashboard.
That
shows
that
for
the
the
county
as
a
whole,
and
so
that
would
include
vaccine
providers
that
are
receiving
allocation
and
administering
as
far
as
we
do
get
notification
each
week
about
new
providers
or
new
providers
that
are
being
enrolled
and
so
it'll
be.
A
It's
not
there's
not
a
great
way
to
know
exactly
how
much
all
of
those
folks
are
going
to
be
getting
each
week.
If
they're
part
of
the
north
carolina
system,
we
can
typically
find
out
because
we're
a
part
of
the
collaborative
and
consortium
together
and
we
we
talk
to
each
other
those
enrolled
in
the
federal
program.
A
A
A
So
typically,
what
happens
is
the
state
will
inform
us
when
it's
something
like
the
federal
program
that
walgreens
or
cvs
participates
in
the
state
will
say
to
local
health
departments
to
other
vaccine
providers?
This
resources
is
this:
coming.
This
many
stores
will
be
participating.
This
many
are
in
your
community
and
we
anticipate
that
they'll
get
this
much,
but
that
is
a
federal
vaccine
program.
So
the
state
only
knows
that
much,
and
so,
if
anything
like
that
were
to
happen
again,
I
would
I
would
anticipate
the
same
precedent
of
we
would
be
notified.
B
Week
to
week,
well
great,
I
mean
to
the
extent
that
it's
feasible,
of
course
you
know
we're
all
very
curious
about
how
that
overall
supply
is
working
out,
especially
as
it
gets
more
diversified.
So
please
keep
us
posted
on
that,
so
we
can
have
a
sense
for
sort
of
how
the
overall
process
is
happening.