8 vaccination sites coming to rural South Carolina
April 4, 2021
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Eight mass COVID-19 vaccination sites will be open across rural South Carolina in the coming days.
U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn and officials with the state Department of Health and Environmental Control say the free sites in Hampton, Allendale and Bamberg counties will be open to anyone 18 years or older.
The sites will be in Clyburn s district. The Democrat has been a proponent of rural vaccination clinics, saying communities in those areas have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
No appointment will be necessary, and second dose appointments will be scheduled. All the sites will be open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on the designated days.
More than a third of South Carolinians have received at least one COVID vaccine
More than a third of South Carolinians have received at least one COVID vaccine By Adam Mintzer | April 1, 2021 at 8:37 PM EDT - Updated April 1 at 9:45 PM
DARLINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - More than two million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been put into people’s arms in South Carolina, according to the state Department of Health and Environmental Control.
With almost a fifth of South Carolina residents completely vaccinated and more than a third who have started the vaccination process, there is some confusion about what fully immunized people can and can’t safely do when around others.
SC public health leader worried about another surge in COVID cases
SC public health leader worried about another surge in COVID cases By Adam Mintzer | March 16, 2021 at 3:43 PM EDT - Updated March 16 at 6:33 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - New daily cases, deaths, and hospitalization due to COVID-19 are all down in South Carolina, according to the Department of Health and Environmental Control. However, state public health leaders are afraid that can change in the next few weeks.
“We’ve been going in the right direction for many weeks now…but I’m nervous,” State Assistant Epidemiologist Dr. Jane Kelly said. “Springtime is here, and people are more likely to go on vacations, spring break, get together, go to the beach, go to places where they like to travel, [and] gather indoors. And I’m really worried about a surge,” she said.
Libraries have become hybrid health care hubs amid pandemic
LAUREN SAUSSER, The Post & Courier
March 14, 2021
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) When the American Library Association recommended last March that all libraries in the United States close their doors to the public in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the national organization fully realized the gravity of its decision even as other businesses and nonprofits around the country were faced with the same difficult choice.
“It is very difficult for us to put forward this recommendation,” the ALA Executive Board said on March 17, 2020. “Libraries pride themselves on being there during critical times for our communities. We are often the only institutions to remain open during times of crisis. Service and stewardship to our communities are core to our profession.”