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Patients are concerned about needing a written prescription to obtain their COVID-19 vaccinations.

Changes to the Advisory Panel on Immunization Practices (ACIP) have created uncertainty about future vaccine recommendations and coverage.

Significant budget cuts to agencies like the CDC and NIH, along with funding shortfalls for North Carolina's Medicaid program, are straining the healthcare system.

Healthcare providers are concerned that reduced funding and increased patient loads could lead to hospital closures and potential changes to emergency care laws.

Doctors, care providers and pharmacies are being inundated by patients scared they will be unable to get their 25-26 COVID vaccination. Patients are in scramble mode, making phone calls to get appointments and p

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