Furman University is requiring students to get COVID-19 booster vaccinations before returning to campus on January 10 for in-person classes. The requirement is in response to the CDC’s recent advice that vaccinated individuals who have not yet been boosted be quarantined for five days following exposure to COVID-19, as wellRead More
The CDC states falls among older adults are extremely common with an estimated 2.5 million older adults treated for fall injuries in the U.S. every year. An estimated 25,000 of those fall injuries result in death. Justifiably so, 8 out of 10 caregivers are worried about fall prevention for theirRead More
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) urges the public to get their annual flu shot as flu season begins in September. The DHEC advises the public that receiving their annual flu vaccine is crucial to protecting oneself against influenza this year. COVID-19 patients are clogging upRead More
Beginning today, the South Carolina Department of Education will implement the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s order mandating facial coverings on school buses. Face coverings will be available on school buses. Drivers will offer a face covering to a student who boards a school bus without one. No student,Read More
According to an email addressed to parents by Anderson County School District Five superintendent, Thomas Wilson, any high school student who has been fully vaccinated or is getting fully vaccinated will receive a $100 incentive. The program aims to get more than half of eligible students vaccinated, and Wilson believesRead More
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has adopted the federal agency’s new guideline and advises all South Carolinians to wear masks indoors and in public places. The CDC is urging public indoor masking for everyone, irrespective of vaccination status, due to an increase in COVID-19 infectionsRead More
Greenville County Schools announced on Thursday that students and staff will no longer be compelled to wear masks on school buses. According to the SCDE, school buses are now covered by the state’s mask prohibition, which was enacted by the General Assembly in the 2021-22 Appropriations Bill. The school districtRead More
The Blood Connection donor turnout is at an all-time low and, according to the most recent TBC data, local hospitals have consumed twice as much blood as the community has contributed. The organization is concerned that if this situation continues, the community’s hospitals may face a blood shortage. As aRead More
Following the approval of the Pfizer vaccine by public health agencies, Prisma Health announced on Thursday that it had begun offering the two-dose Pfizer vaccine to children aged 12 to 15. “We’re thrilled to have an effective and safe vaccine available for children in this age group and urge familiesRead More
COVID-19 vaccine clinics are being held at Emerald High School and Greenwood High School thanks to a collaboration between Greenwood School District 50 and Self Regional Healthcare. In an announcement made on Friday, school district officials say that students ages 16 and up, parents, and employees in District 50 willRead More