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This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Allison Eckard about COVID-19 vaccination for children ages 12 & up. Dr. Eckard is a Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine and she is the Division Chief for Pediatric Infectious Diseases at MUSC.
|May 4, 2021 at 2:50 PM EDT - Updated May 4 at 5:25 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Medical University of South Carolina is now treating two more cases of a rare but life-threatening COVID-19 complication in children known as MIS-C. Dr. Allison Eckard, a lead pediatric infectious disease doctor at MUSC, said the two patients were admitted to the hospital overnight. She says it’s a concerning development as most children are still not eligible for the vaccine and susceptible to any rise in COVID-19 cases or variants. “The fact that just overall people are loosening their guidelines and ar...
S.C. health leaders encouraged by approaching approval of vaccines for adolescents The Pfizer vaccine is currently the only COVID vaccine that is authorized for those age 16 and older. The FDA may be close to authorizing that same vaccine for use in adolescents. (Source: Pexels) By Madison Martin | May 4, 2021 at 9:06 PM EDT - Updated May 4 at 9:42 PM MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - News that the FDA is expected to soon authorize a COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents has South Carolina health leaders excited for whatâs to come. âWeâve been anticipating this news for months and ...
|May 4, 2021 at 2:50 PM EDT - Updated May 4 at 5:25 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Medical University of South Carolina is now treating two more cases of a rare but life-threatening COVID-19 complication in children known as MIS-C. Dr. Allison Eckard, a lead pediatric infectious disease doctor at MUSC, said the two patients were admitted to the hospital overnight. She says it’s a concerning development as most children are still not eligible for the vaccine and susceptible to any rise in COVID-19 cases or variants. “The fact that just overall people are loosening their guidelines and ar...
|May 4, 2021 at 2:50 PM EDT - Updated May 4 at 5:25 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Medical University of South Carolina is now treating two more cases of a rare but life-threatening COVID-19 complication in children known as MIS-C. Dr. Allison Eckard, a lead pediatric infectious disease doctor at MUSC, said the two patients were admitted to the hospital overnight. She says it’s a concerning development as most children are still not eligible for the vaccine and susceptible to any rise in COVID-19 cases or variants. “The fact that just overall people are loosening their guidelines and ar...