South Carolina is ranked 50th in the country in terms of vaccines distributed by the federal government, while although statistics have improved in Georgia, the state still trails leading peers.
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted big events for people, including graduating students. That includes senior athletes who look forward to a chance of being recruited by college coaches.
“With a more effectively transmitted virus, everything that we’re doing becomes more important,” said Dr. Helmut Albrecht of the University of South Carolina Prisma Health.
The Augusta University Health staff expects to be able to begin vaccinating in Aiken County late next week or early the following week, depending on dose supply.
Data from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control shows the state broke its single-week record for deaths the week of Jan. 9, tallying 329 confirmed and suspected deaths.
Both Georgia and South Carolina have had their problems rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine. A lot of that has to do with not having enough doses with demand so high.
Another local school district is resuming face-to-face learning today after making the decision to delay school reopening amid a surge of COVID-19 cases.
COVID-19 continues to rip through the CSRA, setting records or near records. And even as some hospitals make plans for public vaccinations, others are being warned not to overcommit because demand far outpaces supply.
Some school leaders say while they’d like to see teachers prioritized, they’re not sure it would instantly make schools safe, since students won’t be vaccinated.
The South Carolina Hospital Association issued a statement concerning the amount of COVID vaccinations being distributed to hospitals around the Palmetto State.
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) said they are receiving offers from medical professionals and other individuals looking for ways to help with the COVID-19 vaccination response.
The coronavirus vaccines have been rolled out unevenly across the U.S., but Georgia and South Carolina have had particularly low inoculation rates, along with some neighbors in the South.
After contacting the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Media Line, we found out that how a person can sign up and get a vaccination shot is up to each individual provider.
State leaders, including Governor Brian Kemp, talked about their determination to give local communities, schools, and businesses the tools they need to get through the COVID-19 crisis and move forward in 2021.
New data from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control shows 1,678 long-term care facility residents and 28 staffers have died from COVID-19.
