The Harnett County Health Department announced COVID-19 vaccine eligibility opens up to the general public on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.  Group 5 includes anyone age 16 and up for the Pfizer vaccine, and anyone 18 and up for the Moderna. The Health Department will be administering first dose Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine by appointment only. This includes Group 1 health care workers, Group 2 persons 65 years or older, Group 3 school and childcare personnel and essential workers, Group 4-Adults at High Risk for Exposure and Increased Risk of Severe Illness and Group 5- includes anyone age 16 and up for the Pfizer vaccine, and anyone 18 and up for the Moderna. If you would like to be placed on the waiting list click on the link for COVID-19 Vaccine Inquiry or call 910-814-6582. We will contact you to schedule your vaccine appointment. If you have already called or emailed and provided your contact information, no additional action is needed.  We will continue to work through the waiting list. Thank you for your cooperation and patience.

Anyone that received their first dose of Moderna or Pfizer vaccine at the Harnett County Health Department will be contacted by telephone and provided with the date, time and location of their second dose vaccination clinic. You will receive the same type of vaccine for both the first and second dose.  Please remember to bring your COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card with you.  Individuals who received the COVID-19 vaccine through another provider should contact the provider directly for guidance on obtaining the second dosage.

• COVID-19 Vaccine Consent/Espanol
• Pfizer Fact Sheet / Espanol
• Fact-sheet-recipients-caregivers-Moderna COVID-19 vaccine /  Espanol
• V-Safe Registration  

Getting a test is the best way to protect your family, friends and loved ones.

Lillington: OPTUM Serve will offer no-cost COVID-19 testing. A drive thru community COVID-19 testing site will be available in Lillington on the Central Carolina Community College campus at the Harnett Health Sciences Center-Parking lot, located at 51 Red Mulberry Way Lillington, NC 27546.  To schedule an appointment  lhi.care/covidtesting or call (877) 562-4850 if you do not have internet or are registering for a minor.  For additional testing dates click here  or on the title. 

As our cases continue to increase, protect yourself and others by doing the 3 Ws: WEAR a cloth covering over your nose and mouth, WAIT 6 feet apart, and WASH your hands. These actions can protect our families and neighbors. Highlights of the data derived from the confirmed positive COVID-19 cases for Harnett County as of April 22, 2021:

• Confirmed cases 11,063
• Deaths reported 168
• Age range 1 week-101 years
• Average Age 40
• Positive Cases by Race 1735 Hispanic, 6271 White, 2594 Black, and 463 Other
• Positive Cases by Ethnicity 1735 Hispanic, 8840 Non-Hispanic and 463 Other
• Gender 53% female and 47% male

It is important to remember that the data contained in this release is subject to change as cases are investigated and additional testing is performed.

The COVID-19 Harnett County Dashboard offers a snapshot of confirmed COVID-19 cases specific to Harnett County. The report includes daily case counts, cases per week, cases by age, race, ethnicity, gender and deaths. For more information regarding the data in this report contact the Health Department at 910-893-7550. 

WIC, or the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, is a nutrition program funded by the United States Department of Agriculture. WIC is available to pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants and children up to age five. To submit a request for WIC services, call 910-893-7570 or or use this form.

Please consider completing our patient/consumer satisfaction survey or community survey. This feedback helps us continually monitor or change our services to serve you better. For the patient/consumer survey click here. For Spanish, click here. For the community survey, click here. For Spanish, click here. 

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