The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has announced all adults (age 16 and up) are eligible to take the COVID-19 vaccine beginning April 7. This includes all individuals in previous Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4. 

Vaccination Clinic Information

Tuesdays: 2nd dose appointment only. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. No standby lane.

Wednesdays: 1st and 2nd dose appointments only. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. No standby lane.

Fridays: 1st dose only. Appointments from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Standby lane from 3 to 5 p.m. for individuals that are eligible. There is NO vaccine clinic on April 2. County offices are closed.

Click here to schedule an appointment. Individuals needing transportation to and from the vaccination site can call 910-678-7619 for assistance Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Appointment slots are 9 - 11 a.m. | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | 1 - 3 p.m. | 3 - 5 p.m.

We anticipate appointments will fill very quickly. We will open additional appointments based on our anticipated allocation from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Please stay tuned to our website and social media for when additional appointments will become available. If you need assistance scheduling your appointment, call 910- 678-7657.

If you are unable to schedule an appointment, please consider using the standby lane for first doses on Fridays between 3 - 5 p.m. We allocate doses each week for individuals using the standby lane. Check our website for other locations in Cumberland County that may have vaccines available.

Individuals who received their first dose on or after January 27^th have already been automatically scheduled to receive their second and do not need to schedule an additional appointment.

Learn more about who is eligible.

Deeper Dive Group 3 - Frontline Essential Workers

Group 4: Higher-Risk Conditions and Additional Congregate Settings

Group 4: Essential Workers and Not Yet Vaccinated and Other Group Living Settings

Group 5: Everyone Who Wants a Safe and Effective Vaccine (Opening April 7)

Based on updated guidance from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Cumberland County Department of Public Health is currently vaccinating individuals in:

FIND YOUR GROUP 

To receive updates about COVID-19 vaccinations from NC DHHS, click the link to provide your email address and/or phone number.

ENCUENTRE SU GRUPO

Para recibir la informacion mas reciente sobre las vacunas de el COVID-19 de NC DHHS, oprima el link y proveea su correo electronico y/o su numero de telefono.

Group 1- ACTIVE 

• Health care workers with in-person patient contact
• Long-term care staff and residents—people in skilled nursing facilities, adult care homes and continuing care retirement communities
• Long-term home care for more than 30 days including Home and Community Based Services for persons with intellectual and developmental disability, private duty nursing, personal care services, and home health and hospice

Group 2 - ACTIVE

• Anyone 65 years or older, regardless of health status or living situation

Group 3 - ACTIVE 

• K-12 teachers, school support staff, licensed childcare facility workers who are in-person or anticipate an imminent return to an in-person work setting

• Frontline essential workers who are in-person AND work in one of the eight essential sectors listed below*
• Critical Manufacturing
• Education
• Essential Goods (stores that sell groceries and medicine)
• Food and Agriculture
• Government and Community Services
• Health Care and Public Health
• Public Safety
• Transportation
  
  

Group 4: Higher-Risk Conditions and Additional Congregate Settings (Partially Active, Full Opening on April 7)

• Anyone with conditions that have been identified by the CDC as increasing risk for severe COVID-19 illness. Learn more HERE.

Group 5: Everyone Who Wants a Safe and Effective Vaccine (Opening April 7)

Only the Pfizer vaccine is approved for individuals under age 16 and up. Eligible individuals under the age of 18 should consult our weekly vaccine schedule to confirm Pfizer is available before scheduling their appointment.

The first dose you receive (Moderna or Pfizer) will depend on our supply on hand. You will receive the same vaccine (Moderna or Pfizer) for your second as you did for your first dose. We do not currently have the Johnson and Johnson vaccine available. 

Quarantining After You Have Been Vaccinated

People who are vaccinated do not have to quarantine after an exposure to someone with COVID-19 if they meet all of the following criteria:

• Are fully vaccinated (i.e., at least 2 weeks after getting their second dose in a 2-dose series)
• Have had no symptoms from when they were exposed to someone with COVID-19

More information can be found from the CDC. Scientists are still learning how long people are protected after vaccination. The CDC guidance states that people do not need to quarantine if exposed within 3 months after vaccination, but this timeframe is likely to change as we learn more.

When You've Been Fully Vaccinated

Have You Been Fully Vaccinated?

People are considered fully vaccinated:

• 2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series, like the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or
• 2 weeks after a single-dose vaccine, like Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine

If it has been less than 2 weeks since your shot, or if you still need to get your second dose, you are NOT fully protected. Keep taking all prevention steps until you are fully vaccinated.

If you have been fully vaccinated:

• You can gather indoors with fully vaccinated people without wearing a mask.
• You can gather indoors with unvaccinated people from one other household (for example, visiting with relatives who all live together) without masks, unless any of those people or anyone they live with has an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19.
• If you've been around someone who has COVID-19, you do not need to stay away from others or get tested unless you have symptoms.
• However, if you live in a group setting (like a correctional or detention facility or group home) and are around someone who has COVID-19, you should still stay away from others for 14 days and get tested, even if you don't have symptoms.

More information can be found from the CDC.