New DHEC data ranks Saluda Co. amongst the least vaccinated communities
New DHEC data ranks Saluda Co. amongst the least vaccinated communities By Chris Joseph | March 4, 2021 at 6:06 PM EST - Updated March 4 at 6:06 PM
SALUDA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina’s COVID-19 vaccination process is picking up speed, but Saluda County is lagging behind.
The Department of Health and Environmental Control updated its
vaccine dashboard to show the rate at which each county’s residents are getting vaccinated.
Saluda County ranks second to last in the state, with only 986 eligible residents vaccinated per 10,000.
Local health leaders did not cite a lack of access as a concern. On March 4, DHEC’s vaccination site map showed four different clinics were accepting appointments.
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INDEPENDENCE, Mo. â On Friday, Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center vaccinated 98% of the residents living at the Fountains at Green Briar independent living facility.
Billie Betts and Peggy Burrus are two sisters living at the facility who received a vaccine. Well, thank you for this opportunity, I never get to talk, she always does it for me,â Betts said as she laughed and pushed her sister. Burrus followed-up with That s alright!
The sisters have been facing the pandemic as a pair, even when they couldnât always physically be together.
âWeâre in a facility that was shut up for a long time, where we were not able to even come out of our rooms, so it s a whole new life,â Betts said. âWe re looking forward to tomorrow.
Gayles: County Needs More Partners to get Residents Vaccinated Quicker
If Montgomery County continues to receive only 5,500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccination weekly, it could take years for all residents to receive the shot, County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles predicted during his appearance on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi radio show Feb. 1.
The state also allocates doses for county residents at several area hospitals, Giant and Safeway supermarkets and Rite Aid. Gayles said he hopes to create more partnerships so that as many people as possible can get the injection as soon as possible.
As of Feb. 1, the county has received enough dosage for 32,000 vaccines and has used “roughly 29,500,” he said. While the county health department has utilized 90% of its allocation, it is far from enough to cover the 1.1 million residents and the front line health care workers and teachers who work in the county but do not live there.