South Carolina’s state epidemiologist urged parents to get children vaccinated against COVID-19 as quickly as possible once the vaccine is approved for their age group.
Tumbling COVID-19 case counts have some schools around the U.S. considering relaxing their mask rules, but deaths nationally have been ticking up over the past few weeks.
Facebook and Instagram have removed from their platforms a live broadcast that Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro delivered in which he said people in the U.K. who have received two coronavirus vaccine doses are developing AIDS faster than expected.
Despite a decline in new cases of COVID-19 in recent weeks, the state’s public health director is urging people to remain vigilant to prevent the spread of the disease.
A report from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services shows that the coronavirus vaccine may have helped prevent thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths among seniors in the state.
On Monday, Novant Health officials confirmed that nearly 200 additional team members came into compliance over the suspension period, increasing the rate across Novant Health to over 99%.
The South Carolina Sheriff’s Association said they cannot enforce President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate, saying that they do not have the authority to enforce federal law.
According to LSU Media Relations Director Ernie Ballard, the university has started to unenroll students for not following the COVID-19 vaccination rules.
Most public school districts in South Carolina may be required to enforce President Joe Biden’s recently announced COVID-19 action plan for vaccinations in the workplace, state education officials said Tuesday.
When asked what the next steps the Biden Administration is prepared to take in response to this limit on mask requirements, Psaki said they are prepared to support schools who may need it.
A labor law expert from the University of South Carolina said he expects wages and benefits will rise in response to the federal vaccine mandate that President Joe Biden announced last week.
UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton said starting Sept. 21, the health system will begin requesting that visitors to the medical center to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
According to SCCHC, 11 COVID-positive children were on ventilators Thursday, 14 COVID-positive children were in critical care, and 32 children were in the hospital with COVID-19.
South Carolina health agency is applauding the children’s hospital association’s decision to show how many children under the age of 17 are battling COVID-19 in the hospital.
As COVID-19 cases continue to trend upwards, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control said they are seeing another trend going up.
