The World Health Organization chief on Monday lambasted drugmakers’ profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it’s “not right” that younger, healthier adults in wealthy countries get vaccinated against COVID-19 before older people or health care workers in poorer countries.
Coronavirus deaths are rising in nearly two-thirds of American states as a winter surge pushes the overall toll toward 400,000 amid warnings that a new, highly contagious variant is taking hold.
Vaccinating 5 million South Carolinians is not getting any easier especially with the federal government only expected to fill a quarter of the amount of first doses requested by health care providers.
The man was “scared to go home due to COVID,” and told authorities that he’d found a badge and that other passengers at the airport had given him food.
While the parents say it’s a step in the right direction, they also say increased transparency surrounding COVID cases in the classroom should be expanded to middle and high schools as well.
The couple had many plans for 2021, including getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Their friends hope their deaths serve as a stark message about the importance of the vaccine.
Beaufort Memorial Hospital is canceling COVID-19 vaccination appointments after the hospital says it was informed it would not receive the expected dosage shipments in the coming weeks.
South Carolina hospitals will be getting “significantly less” COVID-19 vaccines next week, according to officials with the South Carolina Hospital Association.
One month in after the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered, leaders at the Medical University of South Carolina spearheading the vaccination effort say between 3,000 to 4,000 patients a day are getting their shots.
The developments threatened to escalate tensions between the Trump administration and some states over who is responsible for the relatively slow start to the vaccination campaign.
Somerby Senior Living in Mount Pleasant started vaccinating workers and residents on Friday and will finish up the first round of doses Saturday. In all, around 300 more people are getting inoculated from the coronavirus.
As the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control continues to report an “internal systems issue” it says is affecting COVID-19 counts, it reported 1,845 newly-confirmed cases Friday.
As thousands of people across the state are signing up to get a COVID-19 vaccine, health professionals at the Medical University of South Carolina are urging communities of color to do the same.
The Biden plan comes as a divided nation remains caught in the grip of the pandemic’s most dangerous wave yet. So far, more than 380,000 Americans have died.
Calls to hotlines reporting suspected abuse are down compared to 2019, while calls to support centers from hard-up families seeking assistance have increased.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control says the latest round of COVID-19 tests confirmed 4,809 new COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths.
The WHO team of international researchers that arrived in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday hopes to find clues to the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Johnson & Johnson is contracted to deliver 100 million vaccine doses to the U.S. government if it wins approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
With the country simultaneously facing a political crisis and on edge over threats of more violence from far-right extremists, the U.S. recorded 4,327 deaths on Tuesday by Johns Hopkins’ count.
A mad rush of people at least 70 years old and older who can now officially get in line for a COVID-19 vaccine created backups, broken websites and made it nearly impossible to reach a vaccination hotline for information.
Roper St. Francis Hospital experimented with an antibody therapy called CERC-002 that has shown positive impacts for patients who are hospitalized with complications caused by COVID-19.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 4,673 new COVID-19 cases, but says those numbers still are being effected by an “internal systems issue.”
A number of people who filed their taxes with an online preparation service initially found that their economic impact payment did not make it to them directly. The IRS and tax preparation service companies say they've been working diligently to resolve the issue.
Getting a COVID-19 vaccination is one of the best ways to protect yourself and others from the coronavirus, but for millions of Americans, a fear of needles may make the decision to get the vaccine even harder.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control says they will hold a 30-minute statewide briefing to provide an update on COVID-19 and the state’s roll out efforts.
When it comes to mental and emotional health, older adults in the United States are showing resilience and persevering despite struggles with loneliness and isolation.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control says they are looking for any qualified individuals to help administer COVID-19 vaccines.
The South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority says they are launching a program to help renters and homeowners who have struggled to pay their bills because of the pandemic and quarantine.
The two friends are staying connected despite the COVID-19 pandemic, going together to get their first doses of the vaccine at a Veterans Affairs medical facility.
After being forced to finish their session early last year because of COVID-19, South Carolina state lawmakers returned to Columbia Tuesday with a full agenda already set.
A phone line people can call for help in setting a vaccine appointment had a one-hour wait time Tuesday, the day before more South Carolinians become eligible for the vaccine.
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed a new order Tuesday that will require air passengers entering the United States to prove they do not have COVID-19.
College students are returning to class after Winter Break and both the Citadel and College of Charleston are actively planning strategies to stave of the recent rise in COVID-19 cases.
The City of Charleston Business Services Division says they have partnered with the U.S. Small Business Administration to host a free webinar on the second round of stimulus payments.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the experts will arrive in Wuhan on Thursday. Other details of their schedule haven’t been announced and the central government’s National Health Commission offered no further information.
