COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Nearly all counties in South Carolina have high or medium levels of covid-19 cases, according to the Center for Diseases Control. “All but two counties is in the high or medium metrics with them even spit almost – 21 high, 23 medium. We’re seeing that in majority of the state. Certainly anywhere you have people more…
Public health experts fear a surge in respiratory viruses following holiday gatherings and New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the bivalent Covid-19 booster shot for children ages six months to five-years-old.
Health experts are encouraging people to get a flu shot if they haven’t done so already as they continue to see severe influenza activity spreading across the United States.
South Carolina is getting millions of dollars from the CDC, thanks to $3.2 billion in grants to help health departments nationwide affected by Covid-19.
The CDC says so far this season, there have been nearly three million illnesses, 23,000 hospitalizations and 1,300 deaths from the flu.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning about a Listeria outbreak linked to deli meat and cheese.
State Health officials say South Carolina is already seeing widespread flu activity.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continue to encourage everyone to get your flu shot, and take precautions against respiratory illnesses like Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV.
The CDC changed it’s guidelines for doctors prescribing opioids for their patients.
