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.
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.
COLUMBIA (WOLO): Sunday, the Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 378 new cases of COVID-19, and 203 probable cases. South Carolina has now reported a total of 485,766 cases since the pandemic began. Another 8 deaths were also reported Sunday, now bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus in the state to 8,444. 5.7% of the…
COLUMBIA (WOLO): Sunday, the Department of Health and Environmental Control announced an additional 425 cases of COVID-19. Another 19 deaths have also been reported. South Carolina has now reported 485,387 total cases and 8,438 total deaths. DHEC also reports a 3.4% positivity rate. Categories: Local News, State Tags: COVID-19, DHEC
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.
