The Biden administration says it will spend $10 billion to get COVID-19 shots to low income, underserved and rural communities. As part of its effort to expand access, the Department of Health and Human Services will dedicate $6 billion to community health centers in an effort to expand COVID-19 testing, vaccination efforts and treatment.
Pfizer has started testing its coronavirus vaccine in children under the age of 12.
The White House is launching a new program to vaccinate dialysis patients against COVID-19. The Biden administration announced a new partnership with dialysis centers nationwide on Thursday.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control released the state’s latest coronavirus numbers as of Wednesday.
President Joe Biden will hold the first formal news conference of his presidency Thursday afternoon. It comes more than two months after he was sworn in, later into the presidency than his 15 most recent predecessors.
Prisma Health is offering the COVID-19 vaccine at Gamecock Park on National Guard Road today through Saturday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. You can also get your shot at the Sumter County Civic Center on West Liberty Street from 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
AstraZeneca insists that its COVID-19 vaccine is strongly effective even after counting additional illnesses in its U.S. study.
On March 31, Fairfield County Government and Fairfield Medical Associates are teaming up to host a coronavirus vaccination event. The event is open to all Fairfield residents eligible to receive a vaccine in phase 1b.
The South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association is partnering with the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center and Lovelace Family Practice to host a coronavirus vaccination event on Friday.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control says they’ve received more than 83,000 first doses of vaccines this week, and they want to get them into peoples arms sooner than later. Both DHEC and Prisma Health have additional vaccine appointments available this week.
