Booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine are now recommended for everyone 18 and older after the CDC signed off on the booster eligibility expansion late last week.
Despite vaccines being readily available and fewer restrictions in place, doctors are still encouraging people to take precautions against COVID-19 this holiday season.
As the holiday season approaches, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is encouraging South Carolinians to take precautions against COVID-19 before and as they celebrate, citing spikes in cases following previous holidays throughout the pandemic.
South Carolina’s state epidemiologist urged people to get tested for COVID by Saturday to make sure they know their status before any Thanksgiving holiday gatherings.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Wednesday suspended implementation and enforcement of the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for private employers after a federal court blocked the measure.
The United Way of Horry County’s most recent Community Needs Assessment found the basic needs and self-sufficiency of Horry County residents areas of “high concern.”
A protest against federal COVID-19 mandates was held outside Conway Medical Center Monday. The group “American Conservative Voices: Grass Roots Organization for Freedom” held the demonstration.
A brothel in Vienna opted to inject some enthusiasm — and COVID immunity — into its clientele by offering free access to anyone willing to get the jab on-site.
Horry County Schools and Conway Medical Center will host four COVID-19 vaccination sites for children and adults age 5 and up next week and in December.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported a total of a drop in new cases, but an increase in deaths in the latest batch of tests.
The Darlington County Board of Education announced bonuses for all district employees during the Monday meeting. The Board said the bonuses are a show of appreciation for how employees handled adversity this year.
A small publishing company in Vermont is suing Sen. Elizabeth Warren, saying her chastising Amazon over the sale of a book that promotes misinformation about COVID-19 amounted to censorship.
An Alabama mom and her kids are sharing their experience with participating in Pfizer’s vaccine trial over the summer. They’re hoping their story will take away the fear some may have about getting their young children vaccinated against COVID-19.
“I’m feeling really good. I’m definitely fortunate to have the type of care that I’ve been able to have. I know it’s special and it’s helped me get through this better,” Rodgers said.
The Biden administration is encouraging local school districts to host clinics to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to kids and information to parents on the benefits of the shots.
The Biden administration wants the multiple challenges to its workplace COVID-19 vaccination rule consolidated in a single federal court and has asked for a decision by early next week.
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott joined 41 of his Senate colleagues in an effort to nullify a new federal vaccine mandate that would affect approximately 80 million workers.
San Francisco plans to extend its indoor proof-of-vaccination requirements to children 5 to 11 years old, the first major U.S. city to do so, following the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s announcement Wednesday recommending the Pfizer-BioNTech lower-dose Covid vaccine for this age group.
DHEC has announced its support of the CDC’s sign-off on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, and is urging South Carolina parents to get their children vaccinated.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control said the state has already received some 60,000 pediatric doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and more are on the way.
The Medical University of South Carolina here in Charleston says they’ve already ordered 3,900 doses of the Pfizer pediatric vaccine to begin distributing once clinics and sites are ready.
A Columbia employment law attorney said Americans should be prepared to start hearing more about fights brewing between states and the federal government over vaccine mandates.
