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COVID-19 Data for NC & Pender County

  • RAPID AT-HOME COVID-19 TEST

 Click here to order At-Home COVID-19 Test

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: 

Pfizer 

Children and teens ages 11- under:

Pfizer 

Children 6 months – 5 years:

Moderna

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

…Building a Healthier Tomorrow…

The Pender County Health Department is dedicated to the purpose of disease prevention andHLT Dept health promotion for all Pender County residents.

The Ten Essential Services of Public Health
1. Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems.
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.
3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
4. Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems.
5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
7. Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.
8. Assure competent public and personal health care workforce.
9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services.
10. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.

Health & Human Services News

Get your free At-Home COVID test kits from Pender County Health

July 28, 2022

Pender County Health Department Provides at-Home COVID-19 Test at No Charge   Pender County Health Department is currently offering free at-home COVID-19 test kits.  Test kits are available for pickup with a limit of four per person.  Visit either of our locations: Pender County Health Department- 803 S. Walker Street, Burgaw Hampstead Annex- 15060 NC […]

Pender County Health Department Provides at-Home COVID-19 Test at No Charge

July 25, 2022

BURGAW – Pender County Health Department offers at-home COVID-19 test kits at no charge. Test kits are available for pickup with a limit of four per person.  Having COVID-19 test kits available in your home plays an important role in helping reduce the spread of COVID-19 and provides you with results in minutes. Here are […]

State agencies responding to release of EPA health advisories for four PFAS compounds

June 15, 2022

RALEIGH – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released health advisory values for four PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances): GenX, PFOA, PFOS and PFBS. Today’s EPA actions are based on the best available science and consider lifetime exposure to these PFAS compounds. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Department of Health and Human […]

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