The CDC says they want everyone who can get vaccinated to do so before they head to summer camp. Their newly released guidelines state every camper over the age of 16 should be vaccinated, and camps should enforcing social distancing as well as continuing mask wearing.
The Columbia Place Mall has reached a huge milestone in COVID-19 vaccinations. The South Carolina Emergency Management Division says more than 4,000 people received their shot at that site.
DHEC reports 362 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three additional deaths in South Carolina.
Microsoft and Google are joining in to offer support to India, which officials say is the global epicenter of the pandemic right now.
Top U.S. health officials are emphasizing more freedoms for those who are fully vaccinated, including travel. The New York Times is reporting the European Union will allow vaccinated U.S. tourists to visit Europe this summer. Officials say other vaccination incentives may soon follow.
COLUMBIA (WOLO): Sunday, the Department of Health and Environmental Control announced another 424 cases of COVID-19. An additional 16 deaths were also reported. South Carolina now has a total of 479,207 cases of coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 8,304 total deaths. DHEC also reports of the most recent tests taken in the state, 3.9% came back positive. Categories: Local…
COLUMBIA (WOLO): The Department of Health and Environmental Control announced the latest coronavirus numbers in South Carolina Saturday. 511 new cases of COVID-19 were reported, along with 10 additional deaths. DHEC reports South Carolina now has a total of 478,739 cases since the pandemic began, and 8,289 confirmed deaths. 5.3% of the most recent tests taken came back positive according…
A U.S. health panel says it’s time to resume use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, despite a very rare risk of blood clots. Out of nearly 8 million people vaccinated before the U.S. suspended J&J’s shot, health officials uncovered 15 cases of a highly unusual kind of blood clot, three of them fatal.
Officials with DHEC are again encouraging people to go out and get vaccinated. During a virtual news conference Friday afternoon, Public Health Director Dr. Brannon Traxler confirmed that vaccine appointments are going unfilled.
The South Carolina House is sending a bill preventing people with COVID-19 from suing businesses and other groups to the governor’s desk. The proposal protects businesses as long as they follow guidelines to protect people from the virus.
