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Scheduling vaccine appointments remains a challenge as those 65 and up begin registration Scheduling vaccine appointments remains a challenge as those 65 and up begin registration By Emily Wakeman | February 8, 2021 at 6:36 PM EST - Updated February 8 at 6:49 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolinians who are over 65 years old can now get in line for the COVID-19 vaccine. On Monday, officials with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control stressed the importance of vaccinating those over 65 years old, saying that it was a conversation between Governor Henry McMa...

With first doses completed and case numbers dropping, Newberry nursing home doctor optimistic about the future By Chris Joseph | February 3, 2021 at 3:27 PM EST - Updated February 3 at 5:53 PM NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - It’s hard to overstate the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on South Carolina nursing homes. As of Feb. 2, the Department of Health and Environmental Control has tallied 1,762 resident deaths connected to the facilities and another 29 deaths among staffers. As for the living, WIS has documented the mental and emotional anguish of residents and their families as ...

DHEC leaders focused on making sure rural communities aren’t overlooked in vaccine rollout DHEC leaders focused on making sure rural communities aren’t overlooked in vaccine rollout By Miranda Parnell | February 1, 2021 at 11:13 PM EST - Updated February 2 at 8:50 AM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - As scientists detect both the UK and South African variants of COVID-19 in South Carolina, health leaders from DHEC are focused on how to improve the vaccine rollout. “The difficulty as always is the very limited supply of vaccines we have right now. We don’t have enough vaccines ...