After a federal judge sided with South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson Tuesday to block the federal government from requiring healthcare workers receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Lexington Medical Center will pause its requirement for employees.
With concerns over the newly-discovered Omicron variant growing, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control continues to urge vaccinations and booster shots.
The University of South Carolina has announced that they will comply with an executive order requiring its employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is “proactively preparing” for any potential threats posed by the Omicron variant, and already testing for it.
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.
The South Carolina Department of Education has partnered with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to launch a statewide competition encouraging K-12 students to embrace their creativity and record a jingle for the COVID-19 vaccine campaign.
“We’re not out of the woods,” DHEC State Epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell said. “Substantially, transmission throughout the state is still very significant, and it’s a great worry as we are seeing a slow in that decline in cases.”
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.
With more people back to some semblance of normal due to the widespread availability of the COVID-19 vaccine, the flu could rear its ugly head this year.
South Carolina’s attorney general says the state has joined four other states and several businesses in filing paperwork to begin a court fight against a federal vaccine mandate.
Rodgers opened by saying he has an allergy to an ingredient in the mRNA vaccines--Pfizer and Moderna--and that’s part of the reason he didn’t get 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 South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control sent guidance to the state’s vaccine providers Friday on the changes in availability.
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.
