On June 18, Macon County closed the COVID Call Center. The Macon County COVID Call Center opened on January 16 to handle the high volume of calls in response to the launch of public vaccination […]
From April 6-12, Macon County Public Health (MCPH) will receive an additional shipment of vaccine (in addition to the 600 Moderna, sent weekly), which will include 700 doses of the Johnson and Johnson Janssen COVID-19 […]
Macon County Appointments are available now for everyone over the age of 18. Those who want to receive a COVID-19 vaccine must call Macon County’s Vaccine Call Center at 828-524-1500 to register and schedule an […]
Updated as of Jan. 18 Macon County Public Health is now registering individuals to receive the COVD-19 vaccination at two Call Centers as well as online. The options are as follows: Option 1: Individuals may […]
The North Carolina Division of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) modified their guidelines for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines on Jan. 14. For consistency’s sake, the Jackson County Department of Public Health (JCDPH) will modify […]
A Macon County resident diagnosed with COVID-19 died on Sunday, which totals nine COVID-19 related deaths in the county. The death was reported by Macon County Public Health on Nov. 23. The person was over […]
Continuing to provide this essential service to Macon County residents and to achieve larger vaccination rates, Macon County Public Health is extending its flu clinic through part of November. As part of the original fund […]
Understanding the need to protect all Macon County citizens and to lower the burden for health providers in Macon County, the Macon County Commissioners have approved to cover the cost of influenza (flu) vaccines for […]
Macon County Public Health has identified a cluster of employees at the Macon County Sheriff’s Office who have tested positive for COVID-19. A cluster is defined as a minimum of 5 cases with illness onset […]
Macon County has identified that a third Macon County Public Health employee has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee is isolating at home and doing well. Close contacts of the employee have been notified and […]
Macon County reported yesterday that a Macon County Public Health employee has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee is isolating at home and doing well. Close contacts of the employee have been notified and tested. […]
Macon County has identified that a Macon County employee has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee is isolating at home and doing well. Close contacts of the employee have been notified, tested, and are quarantined […]
42 Macon County residents test positive for COVID-19 in 48 hours The Macon County Public Health Department announced yesterday at a press conference that 42 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Macon […]
Macon County Public Health has identified two additional positive cases of COVID-19. One individual acquired the virus unrelated to other identified positive cases. The other individual is believed to have acquired the virus via a […]
The Jackson County Department of Public Health (JCDPH) has been notified of a positive case of COVID-19 in a subcontractor working on a construction site at Western Carolina University’s campus. The subcontractor is not a […]