Clemson University announced the campus has confirmed its first cases of the omicron variant.
Moderna said Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine should offer protection against the rapidly spreading omicron variant.
DHEC reports 570 hospital beds filled with COVID-19 patients this evening, 23% higher than a week ago.
Data is still coming in on vaccines versus the Omicron variant.
Three cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in South Carolina by scientists at MUSC.
“If you’re 20 years old, healthy, unvaccinated and you don’t think you need to get vaccinated, you need to think about what you could bring home from college and could give to another family member,” the epidemiologist said.
The White House Commerce Secretary raises concerns the Omicron variant may make the ongoing supply chain crisis even worse.
“Because of these incredibly effective and safe, life-saving vaccines, we don’t have to repeat history.”
