COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– DHEC is announcing SC’s third and fourth cases of Monkeypox. According to the state health agency, there are now four total confirmed cases. DHEC says they are responding to cases and vaccinating high-risk contacts with a safe FDA-approved vaccine for Monkeypox. DHEC says that Monkeypox symptoms begin similar to a fever and then rashes with blisters emerge….
DHEC says so far no tick-borne illness has been detected in humans in South Carolina. However, the species is known to carry 17 diseases that impact animals and others that have impacted humans in other countries.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) , which often gives emergency personnel doses of Narcan, has now supplied the Richland County Sheriff’s Department with nearly 600 doses of the life saving drug to make sure every deputy in the county has doses at their finger tips.
DHEC confirms two monkeypox cases here in the Palmetto State, with one in the Midlands.
DHEC reports 11,844 new COVID-19 cases and five additional virus related deaths in South Carolina.
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Today is National HIV Testing Day, and DHEC is encouraging South Carolinians to get tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -Over the weekend the CDC approved vaccinations for ages 6 months through 5 years old. This comes as DHEC says there is an increase in cases across South Carolina particularly in the Midlands. Vaccines for the youngest age group 6 months through five years old are approved for both Pfizer and Moderna. State health leaders say this can reinforce…
This week is National Nurses Week, and South Carolina is celebrating its heroes.
National Nurses Week ends on May 12, and state health officials are encouraging residents to show some love for the nearly 79,000 licensed nurses across the state.
