DHEC reports 192 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths in South Carolina.
The FDA is expanding the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 12-15. CDC leaders plan to meet later this week to discuss distribution, and kids could start getting shots in arms as early as this week once the CDC director signs the agency’s recommendations.
The U.S. is expanding use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12. The Food and Drug Administration said Monday the shot is safe and offers strong protection for younger teens based on testing of more than 2,000 U.S. volunteers.
Most of the United States now has easy access to the coronavirus vaccine. According to a study by VaccineFinder, nearly 80% of people live within five miles of all three vaccines.
The Lexington-Richland District Five Board will meet Monday to discuss the mask requirement. Last week, the Board of Trustees voted to remove the requirement, but they later reversed that decision.
This week, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to grant emergency use authorization of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids between 12-15 years old.
DHEC reports 277 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and four new deaths in South Carolina.
Sumter County is hosting a vaccine clinic for veterans this week. While the event is focused on vaccinating veterans, the public is welcome to come out and get vaccinated Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Sumter County Civic Center.
A new forecast model predicts 185 million Americans will be vaccinated against COVID-19 by September. That’s according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.
As of today, DHEC says more than three million coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered to South Carolinians.
