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Church provides access to people getting vaccine

CHARLOTTE — More than half a million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in North Carolina with 38,000 in Mecklenburg County.

“It doesn’t take long,” said Jimmy Ferguson, who received the vaccination. “I don’t think I’ve been here for 30 minutes.”

[Here’s everything you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine in North Carolina]

In the video at the top of this webpage, Channel 9′s Blaine Tolison is at a vaccination site at a northwest Charlotte church for people who may not have had access otherwise.