***After Hours Public Health Emergencies: **
**Please Dial “911” to Contact Health Department Staff**
Pender County Health Department is now offering the following COVID-19 Vaccines:
Moderna
Pfizer
Johnson & Johnson
Note: Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines use different age groups for their children’s vaccines. For more information click on the vaccine name under the category that best refers to you.
Adults ages 18 years and older:
Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson
Children and teens ages 12-17 years:
Children and teens ages 11- under:
Children 6 months – 5 years:
Immunocompromised:
Pfizer Moderna Johnson & Johnson
PLEASE BRING YOUR COVID-19 VACCINATION CARD
You cannot receive the COVID-19 vaccine if:
• You are currently isolated and have not recovered from COVID-19
• You have pending test results due to an exposure
• You have received convalescent therapy for COVID-19 in the last 90 days
Information on WHAT TO DO IF YOU FEEL SICK
Pender County Health Department (803 S. Walker St, Burgaw, NC, 28425)
Monday-Friday 8:30am – 11:30am – 1:00pm & 4:00pm (Closed 12:00pm – 1:00pm)
Hampstead Annex Building (15060 US-17, Hampstead, NC, 28443)
Monday-Friday 8:30am – 11:30am – 1:00pm & 4:00pm (Closed 12:00pm – 1:00pm)
For More Information Please Call (910) 259-1230
Health & Human Services News
DEQ to hold Community Meeting in Pender County on Private Well Sampling
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold a community information meeting on Tuesday, February 28, at Heide Trask Senior High School Auditorium in Rocky Point. DEQ will share updates on private well sampling underway for PFAS contamination in Columbus, New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender counties. Staff will also answer questions from […]
DEQ Statement on Chemours Appeal of the NPDES Permit
The NPDES permit for the treatment system is part of the larger barrier wall remediation project to substantially reduce PFAS entering the Cape Fear River and impacting downstream communities. Chemours is required to fulfill its obligations under the Consent Order and reduce the amount of contaminated groundwater reaching the Cape Fear River from the Chemours […]
Pender County offers bivalent COVID booster
BURGAW – The Bivalent COVID booster, which provides additional protection against the Omicron strain, is available from the Pender County Health Department. “The bivalent booster is recommended for adults even if you have had all four COVID vaccine shots,” said Carolyn Moser, Director of Pender County Health and Human Services. “It contains the protection of […]