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US health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19

By Mike Stobbe and Matthew Perrone
Associated Press,

U.S. health officials Wednesday recommended all Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines’ effectiveness is falling. The plan, as outlined by the director of the CDC and other top authorities, calls for an extra dose eight months after people get their second shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.

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Columbia City Council discusses ways to strengthen pandemic response

The idea was met with mixed reviews from Council members
ABC Columbia Staff,

Columbia, SC (WOLO)— City of Columbia leadership is looking for ways to strengthen the state’s response to the pandemic and other health-related issues. During Tuesdays city council meeting, councilman Ed McDowell introduced the idea of hiring a chief health officer for the city. It’s s an idea first introduced by Mayoral candidate Sam Johnson. As expected, reactions were mixed particularly…

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Richland Co. Recreation Commission brings ‘All Stars’ program back

RCRC's 'All Stars' program is an after school program for preK-8th grade
ABC Columbia Staff,

Image: RCRC logo Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The new school year is here and while children head back to class, a program to keep them busy after the bell rings is coming back! The Richland County Recreation Commission says they plan to begin their ‘All Stars’ after school program Monday August 23, 2021 to give students a safe and fun…

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Remnants of Fred producing damaging storms across southeast

Associated Press,

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Tropical Depression Fred has weakened to a depression and spawned several apparent tornadoes in Georgia as it dumps heavy rains into the Appalachian mountains. It’s on a path that could cause flash floods into upstate New York. Thousands were without power in the Florida Panhandle, where it came ashore as a tropical storm on Monday afternoon….
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UofSC re-introduces mask mandate

Rob Dew,

(Courtesy: UofSC/Twitter) Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Within hours of the South Carolina’s Supreme Court’s opinion that UofSC’s mask mandate did not violate a state proviso which prevents schools from mandating masks, University President Dr. Harris Pastides re-instated a previously issued mask requirement for all on-campus buildings.  Dr. Pastides initially instituted the requirement in July but withdrew it after Attorney General Alan Wilson…