***After Hours Public Health Emergencies:**
**Please Dial “911” to Contact Health Department Staff**
COVID-19 Vaccine Update
Pender County Health Department is now offering the following COVID-19 Vaccines:
•1st & 2nd Booster – Moderna (Age 18 and older)
• 1st & 2nd Booster – Pfizer (Age 5 and older)
• 1st Booster – Johnson & Johnson (Age 18 and older)
Offered at two locations: Walk-ins are Welcome
• Health Department (803 S. Walker St, Burgaw, NC, 28425)
Monday-Friday 8:30am – 11:30am – 1:00pm – 4:00pm (Closed 12:00pm – 1:00pm)
• Annex Building (15060 US-17, Hampstead, NC, 28443)
Monday-Friday 8:30am – 11:30am – 1:00pm – 4:00pm (Closed 12:00pm – 1:00pm)
PLEASE BRING YOUR COVID-19 VACCINATION CARD
Questions: Please Call 910-259-1230
*PLEASE NOTE*
You cannot receive the COVID-19 vaccine if:
• You are currently isolated and have not recovered from COVID-19
• You have received a vaccine of any kind in the last 14 days
• You have pending test results due to an exposure
• You have received convalescent therapy for COVID-19 in the last 90 days
Information on COVID-19 Testing:
Click for an Appointment or call 1-877-562-4850
Health & Human Services News
DEQ directs Chemours to expand its interim sampling and drinking water plan for the Lower Cape Fear River area
RALEIGH – After a comprehensive review, the Department of Environmental Quality has sent a letter today directing Chemours to expand the scope and detail of its proposed interim sampling and drinking water plan for New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, and Pender counties. “The interim plan is insufficient and does not include the necessary steps to adequately […]
Rabies detected in bobcat; protect your pets
An important message from Pender County Health Department: Pender County Health Department has been notified that a bobcat has tested positive for rabies. While the animal was captured in a sparsely populated area off Highway 421, residents are encouraged to avoid contact with wildlife. Do not feed feral cats, dogs, or wildlife. Anyone that sees […]
State to host public information session on Nov. 16 about PFAS/GenX at Chemours’ Fayetteville Works facility
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will host a community information session remotely via teleconference Tuesday, November 16, about current actions to prevent and remediate PFAS contamination at the Chemours Fayetteville Works Facility. The public is invited to participate by phone or online. Topics will include updates from DEQ’s air, water […]