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City of Columbia partnering with DHEC, Prisma Health and Lexington Medical Center for Vaccine Clinics

If you are looking to get a free COVID-19 vaccine, City of Columbia and area health officials are hosting a series of free clinics

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– If you are looking to get a free COVID-19 vaccine, the City of Columbia and area health officials are hosting a series of free clinics.  Prisma Health, DHEC and Lexington Medical Center are partnering with the City for the vaccination clinics at city sites. Tuesday, July 27, 2021 Prisma Health will distribute the Pfizer vaccine (to anyone…

Pet Adoption: Columbia Animal Services hosting Summer special

Columbia Animal Services is hosting 'the dog and cat' days of summer with $10 pet adoptions

City of Columbia Animal Services COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– If you are looking to adopt a furry friend this Summer, you can check out a special offered by City animal services. Columbia Animal Services is hosting ‘the dog and cat’ days of summer with $10 pet adoptions. The special runs from July 19 to July 30. If you are interested in…

For the Health of It: Understanding eye therapy

Tyler Ryan and Hima Dalal discuss options for eye therapy

COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) – Vision is a very important sense, which we all can agree. Our memory, balance system, coordination, and life experiences are based on eyesight. Eye muscles, however, according to Hima Dalal,  can become weak and cause issues with your ability to see. Examples of which include Bell’s palsy, macular degeneration, retinal detachment, ptosis, and aging. Your optic nerve…

DHEC says worst of wildfire smoke to linger into Friday

Agency officials say the West coast wildfires should clear before weekend

Image: ABC Columbia News (Tower Cam) Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The smoke filled air that we’ve been telling you could be headed this way from the wildfires that continue to burn through more than a million acres from areas of central and western Canada, and the West coast are now here. According to the Department of Health and Environmental Control…

DHEC accepting grant applications for vaccination awareness efforts

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– DHEC is accepting grant applications from organizations wanting to coordinate grassroots COVID-19 vaccination awareness efforts. The agency says it will distribute a total of $5 million in grants from money it received from the US Department of Health and Human Services. DHEC is looking for groups and individuals seeking to distribute vaccination information materials, host informational seminars,…