Gov. Henry McMaster is directing the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce to end the state’s participation in all federal, pandemic-related unemployment benefit programs, effective June 30, 2021.
More teenagers will soon be able to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as health experts anticipate the Food and Drug Administration to expand emergency use of the shot to children 12 and up.
Although the final day for first dose appointments at the North Charleston Coliseum vaccination drive-thru is fast approaching, Roper St. Francis says they will be offering additional locations.
South Carolina’s top public health official says there are positive signs for South Carolina’s fight against COVID-19, but it’s not time to take masks off just yet.
As demand for vaccines slows down, advocates are pushing to getting hesitant pockets of communities to sign up for a shot. The push is strongest in communities of color where the coronavirus has proven to hit the hardest.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention walked back a statement its director made on Friday about the agency’s recommendation surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy.
If you think you have had a reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine, hospitals in the Lowcountry say reporting this to a national website is vital for health officials.
Officials with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control said Friday night that state providers can now administer the Johnson and Johnson vaccine after the CDC and FDA lifted a pause on the use of the vaccine.
Officials with MUSC Health said after much deliberation it was decided to make an expectation that all care team members be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Oregon health authorities say federal officials are investigating the death of a woman in her 50s who developed a blood clot and low platelets within two weeks of receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
Some students and families in Dorchester District Two are still awaiting word on if they will have a prom and other year-end celebrations while the district works with principals to make plans.
Hundreds of College of Charleston students rolled up their sleeves Wednesday to get their first COVID-19 vaccine doses thanks to a partnership with the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control.
When the news broke about the pause of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine Tuesday, one Coast family was already living with a tragedy they believe was caused by the vaccine.
The Georgetown NAACP hopes a grassroots approach to community outreach and a partnership with Tidelands Health will convince people to make their COVID-19 vaccine appointment.
The request to pause Johnson and Johnson vaccinations could dampen efforts to reach herd immunity especially in rural communities where access to physical vaccination sites is more limited.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control confirmed Tuesday morning it is pausing the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
Fetter Health Care Network says it will partner with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to host a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic.
According to the Food and Drug Administration, all three vaccines can bring mild to moderate side effects. Those include pain at the injection site, fatigue, headaches, muscle pain and chills.
The number of probable COVID-19 cases has increased in South Carolina in recent weeks, and state health officials believe this is due to more antigen tests being done.
Have you heard of COVID Arm?The condition doesn’t have anything to do with contacting the COVID virus; it refers to a red, itchy, swollen and sometimes painful rash that can develop on your arm where you get a COVID 19 vaccine.
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) visited a rural COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Yemassee Thursday, one of eight his office announced last week in an effort to help residents far from cities get the shot.
Doctors at ENT and Allergy Partners in the Lowcountry say they are seeing more people seeking treatment after losing their smell and taste from COVID-19. The practice is formally known as Charleston ENT and Allergy.
The idea of vaccine passports — a form of proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 — has already become controversial, as local government and businesses consider whether to require them
The latest data from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control shows more COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Charleston County than in any of the state’s other 45 counties.
At issue is McMaster’s March 5 order that advised state agencies to “immediately expedite” the return of non-essential state employees to in-person work.
After a couple months of a steady decline in new COVID-19 cases, deaths, and hospitalizations in South Carolina, a state health leader is concerned this trend might be changing.
U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn and officials with the state Department of Health and Environmental Control say the sites in Hampton, Allendale and Bamberg counties will be free and open to anyone 18 years or older.
With Easter just days away, health officials are urging South Carolinians who get together with their loved ones this weekend to continue taking steps to avoid spreading COVID-19.
More than two million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been put into people’s arms in South Carolina, according to the state Department of Health and Environmental Control.
While COVID-19 variants are still being detected in South Carolina, the majority of samples sequenced here are still the original strain of SARS-CoV-2, according to the state health department.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control said as of Thursday a total of 2,034,077 doses have been given statewide with 1,289,672 South Carolina residents having received at least one dose of vaccine.
The CEO of Fetter Health Care, Aretha Powers, says she expects they will get through about 1,500 people over the course of the clinic. Powers says the walk-up clinics are incredibly popular, especially with men, who she says statistically are not as responsive when it comes to healthcare.
Officials with the Medical University of South Carolina said the state is in a “holding pattern” when it comes to COVID-19 cases while other states are seeing much bigger increases.
South Carolina has opened its vaccine eligibility to anyone age 16-and-older and hospitals are ramping up efforts to accommodate the influx of people making appointments.
As the state prepares to open up vaccinations to anyone over 16, health care providers say they’re expanding hours to accommodate the surge in those seeking the vaccine.
Anyone aged 16 and older will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine starting Wednesday, March 31. Gov. Henry McMaster made the announcement on Friday, skipping the rest of the phased approach planned by DHEC.
Hundreds of people in our state our overdue for their second dose of one of the coronavirus vaccines, according to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
