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
ZF transmission has announced its plan to invest $200 million in the building of another production line at its commercial vehicle transmission plant in Gray Court, SC. ZF will build the ZF PowerLine 8-speed automatic transmission at the Gray Court manufacturing facility starting in 2023, bringing an estimated 500 jobsRead More
State health officials and the Governor’s Office stated on Wednesday morning that South Carolina residents between 65 and 69 years of age will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine starting on Monday. According to officials, more than 80 percent of the confirmed COVID-19 deaths in South Carolina are individualsRead More
Prisma Health officials announced on Wednesday that they are resuming walk-in vaccination appointments at several sites, after halting them over the weekend due to supply availability concerns. Officials say that walk-in appointments will resume and will continue as long as the supply is available. Upstate locations are the following: KMartRead More
Prisma Health is now offering on-site assistance to those people who are having difficulty with their online COVID-19 vaccine registration. Walk-in appointments are now available to people age 70+ who do not have access to computers or smartphones and then the vaccination at every Prisma Health site except Richland HospitalRead More
Prisma Health’s vaccination site in Greenville opened on Monday, January 18 at 7 a.m. The vaccination site is located at 1 Kmart Plaza, Greenville, SC 29605. Doors open from Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. The Greenville site is one of two Prisma mass vaccination sites opening in South Carolina today. TheRead More