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>> MEANWHILE NOVANT HEALTH IS EXPANDING VACCINE ACCESS TO MO VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES INCLUDING BLACK AND LATINO AMERICANS. THE HEALTH SYSTEM WILL BE HOSTING POP-UP VACCINE EVENTS AT CHURCHES SCHOOLS AND CLINICS IN WINSTON-SALEM AND CHARLOTTE STARTING TOMORROW. THE GOAL IS TO ROTATE BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES EVERY WEEKEND. BUT DOSES WILL BE LIMITED. DOCTORS TELL US THEY ARE ONLY GETTING ABOUT 5,000 DOSES A WEEK. >> WE UNDERSTAND THERE’S A LIMITED SUPPLY. WHAT WE DON’T UNDERSTAND RIGHT NOW IS HOW THE GAP IN ALLOCATION NUMBERS CAN BE SO WIDE BETWEEN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM >> APPOINTMENTS FOR THE POP-UP CLINIC IN WINSTON-SALEM TOMORROW ARE ALREADY BOOKED NO WALK-INS WILL BE ALLOWED TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR A VACCINE IN YOUR COUNTY OR IF THERE ARE ANY AVAILABLE APPOINTMENTS HEAD TO WXII12.CO DESPITE ANOTHER UPTICK IN NEW CASES THE%AGE OF POSITIVE TESTS IS GOING DOWN. BUT, IT’S STILL MORE THAN DOUBLE THE STATE’S GOAL. DHHS SAYS THERE WERE 7400 PEOPLE TESTED POSITIVE TODAY THAT’S THE MOST IN NEARLY A WEEK. TODAY JUST OVER TEN% OF ALL TESTS CAME BACK POSITIVE. NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH LEADERS SAY THEY WANT IT AT 5:00%, THAT’S A NUMBER WE HAVEN’T SEEN SINCE NOVEMBER