COVID-19 vaccine program for homebound Jasper County residents begins Jasper County Sun Times A new program is making it easier for homebound residents of Jasper and Hampton counties to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations when they are eligible. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is partnering with Agape Care Group on the pilot program. "Hampton and Jasper counties were selected for the pilot because they have a relatively high rate of homebound and hospice patients in rural areas," DHEC said. "This presents some logistical challenges that, once overcome, will be used as a model for efficiently expanding this service to all counties without limitations to rural communities."