Fact or Fiction: COVID vaccine safety for pregnant & nursing moms
VIDEO: Fact or Fiction: COVID vaccine safety for pregnant & nursing moms By Carter Coyle | March 2, 2021 at 5:58 PM EST - Updated March 2 at 7:03 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - This time next week more people will be eligible to get COVID-19 shots as our state moves into the second phase for vaccinations.
That next group includes all pregnant women.
Roper Healthcare Dr. Melissa Ellis-Yarian says pregnant women were not included in initial COVID-19 vaccine trials, so we don’t have long-term data on that group yet. But the CDC reports more than 78.6 million vaccine doses have been administered in the U.S. so far.
Fact or Fiction: Does the CDC suggest doubling up masks?
The Dos and Donts of wearing two masks at once
VIDEO: Fact or Fiction: Does the CDC suggest doubling up masks? By Carter Coyle | February 12, 2021 at 2:16 PM EST - Updated February 12 at 6:44 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask protocols this week after research showed that two face masks can be much better than one at preventing the spread of COVID-19.
“I want to be clear that these new scientific data released [Wednesday] do not change the specific recommendations about who should wear a mask or when they should wear one,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said at a White House COVID-19 briefing. “But they do provide new information on why wearing a well-fitting mask is so important.”