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Plant-based COVID-19 vaccine trial process underway in Wilmington

Andrew Lemon, Assistant News Editor April 22, 2021
The vaccine is set to undergo trials from TMA and in conjunction with Drs. Bart Williams and Will Jones of Wrightsville Family Practice, utilizing particles from plants that have a similar structure to that of the coronavirus.
A doctor administers the vaccine.

All North Carolinians eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

Andrew Lemon, Assistant News Editor April 8, 2021

Gov. Roy Cooper announced this week that on April 7, the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine eligibility will open up to group 5 in North Carolina. This means that all North Carolina residents including UNC...

UNCW student, Jacobi Loyd, receives his vaccine.

Students and staff receive the COVID-19 virus vaccine at UNCW clinic

Veronica Wernicke, News Editor March 26, 2021

This week, UNC Wilmington (UNCW) students, faculty and staff started to get their coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations at the newly opened vaccine clinic on campus. Appointments were opened on March 24...

Social distancing.

Cooper eases North Carolina’s COVID-19 restrictions

Veronica Wernicke, News Editor March 25, 2021
This announcement comes as North Carolina continues to see a decrease in the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, hospitalizations and deaths, as more people get vaccinated.
Burney Center on campus.

UNCW COVID-19 vaccine registration now open

Veronica Wernicke, News Editor March 24, 2021
For this week’s appointments, UNCW received 300 doses of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. As more appointments become available, UNCW will send out similar emails with the SignUp Genius registration links.
Stuck in quarantine.

Photo by Hamish Duncan on Unsplash

OPINION: What it’s like to have autism during a pandemic

Jacob Sawyer, Staff Writer February 28, 2021

COVID-19 has been devastating. Millions worldwide are dead from the virus, and tens of millions of people are sick. Hospitals on every corner of the globe are overwhelmed, and medical workers are exhausted....

Covid-19 vaccine stock photo.

OPINION: UNCW must require students and staff to receive COVID-19 vaccine to attend in-person classes

Emma Sheeran, Opinion Editor January 3, 2021

Scientists from several different pharmaceutical companies have been scrambling to develop a safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19. Now that vaccines are ready for distribution, many people are hesitant...

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