Governor Cooper Tours a Vaccine and Testing Site in Kinston, Encourages North Carolinians to Get Their Lifesaving Shots

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Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Kody Kinsley visited and toured a COVID-19 vaccine and testing site hosted by Kinston Teens, a youth-led nonprofit organization, and the City of Kinston.

"Even with everyone's weariness in dealing with this pandemic for almost two years, we must get boosted and vaccinated to keep us from getting severely ill if we get infected," said Governor Cooper. "The vast majority of people who are dying and who are in our hospitals and ICUs with Covid are unvaccinated and we owe it to our health care workers to help ease their heavy burden.

"Getting vaccinated, getting a booster as soon as you are eligible, and wearing a mask are the three best things you can do to protect yourself and your loved ones during this surge of COVID-19 cases," said NCDHHS Secretary Kody H. Kinsley. "Throughout the pandemic our state's African American community has been disproportionately impacted, which makes events like this more important to ensure that everyone has access to these safe and effective vaccines and boosters."

Kinston Teens is a youth-led nonprofit organization seeking to empower young people through service, leadership and civic engagement. In recent months, the organization has distributed PPE to community members and held several COVID-19 vaccine clinics and testing sites.

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