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Thousands of newly eligible Georgians will roll up their sleeve for the COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday, March 8.

Vaccine clinics urging 65 and older group to book appointments before Phase 1B S.C. clinics struggle to vaccinate those 65 and older By Morgan Newell | March 4, 2021 at 5:33 PM EST - Updated March 4 at 6:09 PM ROCK HILL, S.C. (WBTV) -South Carolina vaccinations are expected to ramp up starting next week. Governor Henry McMaster announced the state would advance into Phase 1B. It is a huge group of about 2.7 million people. It includes anyone 55 and older. People 16 to 64 with high-risk med...

South Carolina teachers trekking north to get vaccinated South Carolina teachers trekking north to get vaccinated By Chris Joseph | March 1, 2021 at 6:01 PM EST - Updated March 2 at 6:59 AM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina teachers are crossing the North Carolina border to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Currently, South Carolina is in Phase 1A of its vaccine roll-out. Despite an outspoken advocacy campaign by teacher groups and a legislative push, teachers remain in Phase 1B. The Department ...

That’s the experience of Makenzie Hirschinger, who lives in Fulton.  In-home caregiver and mother Makenzie Hirschinger feeds her 1-year-old son, Jensen, who has Down syndrome. Annabel Thorpe, KOMU 8 Reporter Hirschinger is a mother to 9-year-old Ayden, 2-year-old Spencer, and 1-year-old Jensen. Spencer has cerebral palsy, which is a motor disability, and Jensen has Down syndrome, which means he has an additional chromosome that alters the course of his development. Both of these medi...

Hit hard by COVID early, Albany gets mass vaccination site BY ADRIENNE UNDERWOOD, The Ledger-Enquirer Feb. 28, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — At one point early in the pandemic, Albany, Georgia was outpacing all but three cities across United States for coronavirus infections per capita. Now, the south Georgia city is home to one of four state-supported mass vaccination sites. Many people in Albany were touched by coronavirus early on, but the city has made major strides since M...

Gov. Brian Kemp announced the expansion of the COVID-19 vaccination eligibility on Thursday.

DHEC launches program to vaccinate homebound residents By WIS News 10 Staff | February 25, 2021 at 5:20 PM EST - Updated February 27 at 3:17 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - DHEC has announced it will be partnering with Agape Care Group to help bring COVID-19 vaccines to homebound Phase 1a individuals in Hampton and Jasper Counties. As part of ongoing efforts to ensure all South Carolinians have equal and fair access to COVID-19 vaccines, DHEC has been developing plans to ensure individuals who m...

DHEC: 1A Demand for vaccine will determine when SC moves to Phase 1B DHEC: 1A Demand for vaccine will determine when SC moves to Phase 1B By Drew Aunkst | February 25, 2021 at 12:09 AM EST - Updated February 25 at 6:44 AM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - This week state health officials say we could soon be on our way to Phase 1B of South Carolina’s vaccine rollout. Dr. Linda Bell says DHEC isn’t looking at the percentage of people who received the vaccine already but rather the amount of ...

Feb 24, 2021 Thousands of eligible Cook County residents can make appointments for a first-dose vaccination beginning at noon today. And later this week thousands more appointments will open at Triton College in River Grove and South Suburban College in South Holland. You have to be eligible under Phases 1A and 1B. You can schedule your appointment at www.vaccine.cookcountyil.gov or if you need assistance please call 833.308.1988 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.  

California prioritizes cannabis workers, veterinarians for vaccinations FacebookTwitterEmail Medical marijuana workers now have priority access to the coronavirus vaccine, under revised California guidelines. The state’s Department of Public Health recently appeared to allow some medicinal cannabis workers into the top slot — known as 1a — of vaccination priorities. That would put them on par with frontline health care workers and nursing home staff and residents. However, the guidance wa...