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Tracking The Vaccine
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The public health director for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control said Wednesday a steady decline in COVID cases had come to an end.
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If you’re looking to get vaccinated or tested for COVID-19 at any of the Coastal Health District’s locations this week, make sure you do it early.
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All adults 18 years old and up are closer to being eligible to get their COVID-19 booster shot. The FDA announced their approval in a meeting Friday morning, but there are a few more steps left to take.
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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.
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COVID-19 numbers in Beaufort County have been trending down since the end of August.
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Savannah Mayor Van Johnson has reduced Savannah’s Mask Mandate to a Mask Advisory.
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The state of Georgia has filed a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers.
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One senior facility in Claxton can now proudly say that most of their residents have had their COVID booster shot.
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Dr. Ben Spitalnick of Pediatric Associates of Savannah joined us on Morning Break to answer all of your question about the COVID-19 vaccine for kids.
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Wrapping up a very big day at the Memorial Health’s Dwaine and Cynthia Willet Children’s Hospital of Savannah - day one of their COVID-19 vaccine clinic for children 5 to 11-years-old.
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About four million federal workers face a Nov. 22 deadline to get vaccinated, but it’s another mandate that goes into effect in January that’s getting reaction in Appling County.
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The Coastal Health District began administering the COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5-11 at three clinics on Monday, Nov. 8.
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In Beaufort County, the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccination effort for kids ages 5 to 11 will start on Wednesday. Experts say although it’s not typically a high risk population, this is still a big step in the fight against COVID-19.
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Gov. Henry McMaster has issued an executive order barring any state cabinet agency from issuing or enforcing any vaccine mandate.
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The new requirements, which were first previewed by President Joe Biden in September, will apply to about 84 million workers at medium and large businesses, although it is not clear how many of those employees are unvaccinated.
The Coastal health District says COVID-19 numbers in Chatham County continue to decline, and for the first time this week, the community transmission index hit its lowest point since mid-July.
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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.
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Your primary care doctor isn’t the only place making the COVID-19 vaccine available.
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With federal approval of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11, South Carolina health officials are moving forward, but Georgia is going slower.