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Prisma Health among healthcare providers preparing to distribute COVID-19 vaccine upon FDA approval The FDA says South Carolina could receive up to 300,000 doses by the end of the year Dec 10, 2020 6:24 PM EST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determines if they will give the green light to Pfizer and BioNTech to mass produce their COVID-19 vaccine, states like South Carolina are figuring out how to distribute and administer their doses. The FDA says South Caro...

Remote community with no bridges to the mainland. an estimated 800 residents chose not to follow evacuation orders. during the hurricane a 7-foot storm surge caused senate flooding. the coast guard medevaced three residents who were experiencing health emergencies. they also transported an additional three who simply wanted to leave the island. throughout the storm and its aftermath, weve been following power outages. yesterday more than 200,000 customers statewide were without electricity. that...

Utility workers ready to do this important work. in fact i just came from one of our staging areas a little while ago. we have all of the crew we feel we need. we have all of the equipment we feel we need. but now that the storm has come into our service area, we will keep those resources at a safe distance from the storms impact areas. and then when conditions allow us to go back in, well go back in and start those repair and restoration efforts immediately. >> stephen, how does that work? when...

Even in no-name storms, they come up andy flood the boardwak in the lobby of the hotel these are the areas that police are enforcing a mandatory evacuation on. that being said, people have had time to prepare for this storm so folks who need to be in shelters are already in those locations righto now. youve got 17,000 utility workers across the state are waiting to restore power. they expect to lose in low-lying, flood-prone areas and barrier islands like this one. also, vulnerable people popula...

Are the areas that police are enforcing a mandatory evacuatio on. that being said, people have ha time to prepare for this storm so folks who need to be in shelters are already in those locations right now. 17,000 utility workers across the state are waiting to restor power they expect to lose in low-lying flood prone areas and barrier islands like this one. also vulnerable people, populations like the homeless, disabled, they are in shelters with right now so as this time passes as were waiting...

6:00 p.m. curfew in parts of daytona beach like this one. not because of the risk of high winds, which we are beginning to see. they are sustained around 30 mile-per-hour. weve had gusts up to 68 here. but, we are really under that mandatory evacuation because of the risk of storm surge. as the tide comes in and the storm surge increases, we are going to see this water come al. you can see that a few of the waves have actually touched the boardwalk here. its kind of dark out here.evene storms, t...

Winds, which we are beginning to see. they are sustained around 30 mile-per-hour. weve had gusts up to 68 here. we are really under that mandatory evacuation because of the risk of storm surge. the tide comes in and the storm surge increases, we are going to see this water come a lot closer. you can see that a few of the waves have actually touched the boardwalk here. its kind of dark out here. even in the past, this area has seen massive flooding. waves will come crashing up over the boardwalk....

As a processing center for the more than 18,000 men and women from 34 u.s. states and canada who will be eventually restoring power to floridians. as you take a look around you can see that this is a mini army of utility workers and utility trucks. now, if you look closely, youll see there are different logos, different license plates. here is how it works. these utility workers drive into this processing center. they get checked in. they get a security briefing and then they get dispatched to 2...

>> im at the daytona international speed way, home to iran-backed hezbollah says it attacked an israeli army base nascars daytona 500, except and a nearby military vehicle on right now it is doubling as a sunday. processing center for the more israel responding with artillery strikes and helicopter fire. than 18,000 men and women from for more about it, cnns oren 34 u.s. states and canada who liebermann is joining us now live from northern israel. will be eventually restoring power to floridians...

Nascars daytona 500 is doubling right now as a processing center that really if you look at it, it looks like a mini army of utility trucks. this is what you want to see ahead of a hurricane. from talking to fpnl, they hold us there are more than 18,000 men and women from 34 states and canada that have made their way to the state of florida to processing centers like this one. this is one of two in the state. here is how it works. these utility workers drive in from across the country. they sign...