DHEC hosting virtual vaccine town hall with SCETV Thursday

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is partnering with SCETV to host a live virtual town hall titled “A Shot of Hope: COVID-19 Vaccine Community Town Hall.” The event is scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m.

The town hall offers the opportunity for citizens to speak with medical professionals and community leaders about the COVID-19 vaccine, which will be broadcast to the public through scetv.org, YouTube and Facebook.

“We recognize that South Carolinians have questions about the COVID-19 vaccines. We also know that there is a lot of misinformation and mistrust when it comes to vaccines in general,” said DHEC Director Dr. Edward Simmer, “These conversations give our community leaders and residents the chance to have an open discussion about their concerns, have their questions answered by public health experts, and gain the tools they need to help educate and inform others about the importance of getting vaccinated.”

Officials say the town hall will include discussions on the following topics:

• Our State, Our Communities: The Impact of COVID-19 on South Carolina and its Rural Communities
• COVID-19 and Health Disparities and Communities of Color
• Across the Generations: The COVID-19 Vaccine

“We are proud to be partnering with DHEC to bring this timely discussion to viewers across the state. I encourage any South Carolinian concerned about the COVID-19 vaccines to tune in, submit questions and engage with this panel of experts and community leaders,” said SCETV President and CEO Anthony Padgett.

If you would like to submit a question for the town hall, send an email to VaccineTownHall@scdhec.gov.