Hospitals say frontline workers âwonât be put at the back of the line,â despite governorâs deadline
Local hospitals adjust to COVID-19 vaccination deadline By Katherine Phillips | January 15, 2021 at 7:58 PM EST - Updated January 15 at 7:59 PM
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WMBF) - In a press conference earlier this month, Gov. Henry McMaster set a deadline to get vaccinated for those in Phase 1-A.
He said anyone who qualifies to be vaccinated under Phase 1-A of the stateâs plan had to have gotten their first dose of the vaccine. or make an appointment to do so, by Jan. 15. If not, the McMaster stated theyâd had to go to the back of the line.
Some Florence School District 1 employees begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine
Florence school nurses begin COVID-19 vaccinations By Cameron Crowe | January 6, 2021 at 8:24 PM EST - Updated January 6 at 8:24 PM
FLORENCE, S.C. (WMBF) - McLeod Health recently reached out to Florence School District 1 about providing the COVID-19 vaccine to some of the district’s employees.
Nearly 40 employees are eligible under phase 1A. School nurses, physical, occupational, and speech therapists.
Beth Holzbach, the district’s lead nurse, hopes the vaccine will put these employees at ease as they work with other staff, students, and teachers.
“It will provide just a level of comfort,” she said. “As nurses, of course, we interact on a regular basis with people who are sick whether they have COVID or not but potentially the symptoms that are present in the health room could be COVID.”
Ambulance generic (Source: WALB) By WMBF News Staff | January 1, 2021 at 4:32 PM EST - Updated January 1 at 4:47 PM
MULLINS, S.C. (WMBF) – A man who was injured in an apparent hit-and-run crash last week in Mullins has died, according to officials.
Marion County Coroner Jerry Richardson said the victim passed away around 10:30 p.m. Thursday.
Man airlifted to hospital after apparent hit-and-run in Mullins By WMBF News Staff | December 22, 2020 at 12:07 PM EST - Updated December 22 at 12:07 PM
MULLINS, S.C. (WMBF) – Police are investigating after a man was injured in an apparent hit-and-run crash Monday night in Mullins.
Mullins Police Lt. Mike Hartson said the man was found around 10:45 p.m. on Seaboard Avenue, near Marion Street.
Police believe the man, who is about 38 years old, was walking along the side of the road and was hit by a vehicle.
Hartson said it appears to be a hit-and-run, as no call was made to 911.
According to police, the man was airlifted to McLeod Health in Florence for treatment. His current condition was not immediately known.