According to Greenville NAACP officials, three vaccine clinics will be held in May to help Greenville County’s rural areas. The first vaccine clinic will be held on May 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Athens Baptist Church, 3 Mills Creek Road, Travelers Rest, SC. Officials also stated thatRead More
AnMed Health’s COVID-19 vaccination service will once again be available to walk-in patients aged 16 and above. Vaccine clinics are located at 3027 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Anderson’s Civic Center. It will take place on Thursday and Friday and will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.Read More
Senior Action will open its new 35,000-square-foot Greenville headquarters on Monday, May 3. The new headquarters, which is near the intersection of East North Street and Howell Road, is twice the size of the previous HQ, which had been home to Senior Action since 2007. The organization invested $7.6 millionRead More
South Carolina opens COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to people aged 16 and up beginning March 31, and people can start making appointments on that day, Gov. Henry McMaster and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced Friday. According to the DHECS’s website, people in that category wereRead More
Prisma Health officials confirmed on Wednesday that the drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites are being phased out as the hospital system transitions tests to doctor’s offices. The hospital-based drive-thru testing locations will begin to close on March 26 and will be completely closed by the end of the day on AprilRead More
Despite the fact that St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends staying at home to remain healthy and help others in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. “Attending gatherings to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day increases your risk of getting and spreading COVID-19,”Read More
Governor Henry McMaster, DHEC Director Dr. Edward Simmer, and State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced Tuesday that South Carolina will advance to Phase 1b of the state’s COVID-19 vaccination plan beginning Monday, March 8. Phase 1B Starting on March 8, the following individuals will be eligible to make anRead More
Effective 1 March COVID-19 safety measures relating to the sale of alcohol and mass gatherings will be terminated, according to a statement issued by Governor Henry McMaster on Friday. Starting today, approval for events involving more than 250 people will no longer be required by the South Carolina Department ofRead More
Publix recently announced that they will begin offering COVID-19 vaccines at 60 of its in-store pharmacies in South Carolina. Publix’s online booking system opened for people in Phase 1A on Friday morning for appointments from February 22 to Feb. 26. Eligible recipients can begin scheduling an appointment by visiting publix.com/covidvaccine.Read More
The Prisma Health system announced on Tuesday that they are receiving “extremely limited vaccine supplies.” this week. Prisma’s spokesperson said the hospital system is unable to schedule any new fist-dose appointments this week due to the limited vaccine supply. Prisma also added that some vaccine sites may have the possibilityRead More