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|December 15, 2020 at 5:18 AM EST - Updated December 15 at 9:22 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A pediatric registered nurse at Medical University of South Carolina became the first in the Lowcountry to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday afternoon. Shemika Champion, a pediatric registered nurse, was the first recipient and received her vaccination shortly after 12:45 p.m. “I’m really excited,” she said. “MUSC is like the most cutting-edge, innovative hospital in South Carolina and happy to be a part of it.” Champion told journalists who gathered to document the moment that she...

|December 15, 2020 at 5:18 AM EST - Updated December 15 at 9:22 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A pediatric registered nurse at Medical University of South Carolina became the first in the Lowcountry to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday afternoon. Shemika Champion, a pediatric registered nurse, was the first recipient and received her vaccination shortly after 12:45 p.m. “I’m really excited,” she said. “MUSC is like the most cutting-edge, innovative hospital in South Carolina and happy to be a part of it.” Champion told journalists who gathered to document the moment that she...

MUSC coronavirus vaccine trial participant encourages people to get vaccinated VIDEO: MUSC coronavirus vaccine trial participant encourages people to get vaccinated By Alexis Simmons | December 16, 2020 at 2:33 PM EST - Updated December 16 at 11:26 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - While the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is approved and is being administered, health care leaders say more vaccine approvals will help increase supply so more people can get vaccinated sooner. Vaccine trial participant Kelly Warren wants to help boost community confidence in the coronavirus vaccine. Warren is a comm...

By Nick Masuda nmasuda@postandcourier.com The vaccine rollout will take months, and it could be next spring before the free and voluntary two-dose treatment is available to all of South Carolina’s 5 million residents. State health officials are prioritizing hospital workers and nursing home residents with the first 200,000 vaccines they expect to receive by the end of the year. "Averting deaths" is the overarching goal for the first vaccines, Department of Health and Environmental Control Interim Public Health Director Brannon Traxler told Greenville business leaders on Tuesday. Pharmaci...

By Nick Masuda nmasuda@postandcourier.com The vaccine rollout will take months, and it could be next spring before the free and voluntary two-dose treatment is available to all of South Carolina’s 5 million residents. State health officials are prioritizing hospital workers and nursing home residents with the first 200,000 vaccines they expect to receive by the end of the year. "Averting deaths" is the overarching goal for the first vaccines, Department of Health and Environmental Control Interim Public Health Director Brannon Traxler told Greenville business leaders on Tuesday. Pharmaci...