âOwe them a debt of gratitudeâ: First S.C. National Guardsman administers vaccine at Tidelands Health A South Carolina National Guardsmen administers a COVID-19 vaccine at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital. (Source: SC National Guard) By WMBF News Staff | January 7, 2021 at 4:27 PM EST - Updated January 7 at 4:45 PM GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) â Members of the South Carolina National Guard are now stepping in to help vaccinate those in the Palmetto State. The South Carolina National Guard posted a picture of a guardsman administering a vaccine on Thursday at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital. âThis was the first COVID-19 vaccine administered by a SC National Guard member to a member of the community,â the tweet stated.