Federal government sending 2,000 extra monkeypox vaccines for Charlotte Pride: Friday, Aug. 19

The Mecklenburg County Health Department made changes to the way the monkeypox vaccine is given on Thursday. Following the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization last week, the shots can now be given intradermally, or under the skin.Doctors say the shots are just as effective when given this way, but this change allows providers to get five times as many doses out of each vial, which will be a big help given the high demand for the vaccine.Plus, the federal government is ramping up its response to the outbreak. Starting on Monday, 1.8 million more doses of vaccine will be made available for states to order. There are just under 200 cases of monkeypox in North Carolina and Mecklenburg County is still the epicenter of the outbreak, with more than 90 of those cases.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/health/monkeypox/extra-monkeypox-doses-charlotte-pride-mecklenburg-county/275-e86cc214-6d0e-49ab-9b3c-e6fcb6e206d9One of two men arrested by federal agents in Burke County earlier in the week has now been charged with the murder of a Wake County deputy.On Tuesday, the U.S. Marshals assisted with taking two people into custody along Interstate 40 in Burke County. The Marshals said they could not comment on what the investigation pertains to. The Wake County Sheriff's Office initially said these arrests are unrelated to the shooting death of Deputy Ned Byrd, despite reports circulating that said otherwise. However, during a news conference on Thursday, Aug. 18, Sheriff Gerald M. Baker said one of the two men arrested along Interstate 40 was now formally accused of killing Byrd.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/two-arrested-in-burke-county-for-federal-warrants-north-carolina-deputy-arrest-investigation/275-4b67c724-38f5-41d6-afbf-bd281e9eff62Plus, Happy Friday! Larry Sprinkle & KJ Jacobs have your weekend forecast as Charlotte gears up for Pride weekend.Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!