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DHEC leaders focused on making sure rural communities aren’t overlooked in vaccine rollout DHEC leaders focused on making sure rural communities aren’t overlooked in vaccine rollout By Miranda Parnell | February 1, 2021 at 11:13 PM EST - Updated February 2 at 8:50 AM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - As scientists detect both the UK and South African variants of COVID-19 in South Carolina, health leaders from DHEC are focused on how to improve the vaccine rollout. “The difficulty as ...

South Carolina teachers advocate for vaccine prioritization Teachers push for vaccine in York County By Morgan Newell | February 1, 2021 at 5:49 PM EST - Updated February 1 at 6:48 PM YORK COUNTY, S.C. (WBTV) -Teachers across South Carolina are pushing to be prioritized to get the COVID vaccine. The Palmetto State is still in Phase 1A of its vaccination plan, meaning that healthcare workers, long-term care staff and anyone 70 years and older can get the vaccine. The state believes phase 1B...

‘We’re very concerned’: AARP SC challenges DHEC on vaccine plan AARP challenges DHEC on COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan By Nia Watson | February 1, 2021 at 8:27 PM EST - Updated February 2 at 11:30 AM MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - As the state forges ahead with COVID-19 vaccinations, AARP South Carolina is challenging the Department of Health and Environmental Control’s vaccination distribution plan. The organization is calling on DHEC to better prioritize those most v...

With cases of international variants of COVID-19 identified in South Carolina, state health officials are working to expand testing access while working out how to proceed with vaccine distribution. On Sunday, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control announced a confirmed case of the coronavirus that first emerged in the United Kingdom. State officials were notified late Friday of the case, which is an adult in the Pee Dee region with a history of international travel. “The...

DHEC to boost strain surveillance after UK, South African COVID-19 variants found in S.C. Who will be included in future COVID-19 vaccine groups By Madison Martin and Kristin Nelson | February 1, 2021 at 4:18 PM EST - Updated February 12 at 7:08 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) – The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control will be expanding its surveillance of COVID-19 variants after the UK and South African strains were discovered in the state. Last week, two cases of th...

Sign at Belmont Middle School in Gaston County People just aren’t listening to health experts. Many still refuse to wear masks or – worse – gather with people outside their immediate family in social settings where distancing isn’t possible. That is why COVID-19 cases are exploding across the country. It’s why the return to normal has slowed. It’s why cases in North Carolina have reached the point where hospitals are worried that, by January, the number of cases will exceed their c...