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By Liv Osby
The first doses of Covid-19 vaccine were being administered in
Greenville County and at Lexington Medical Center on Tuesday amid a background of rising cases and
hospitalizations that are straining hospital resources.
Dr. Saria Saccocio, ambulatory chief medical officer and
leader of the Covid-19 Vaccination Task Force with Prisma Health, said the
hospital system was approved for nearly 10,000 doses in the initial
distribution, and that vaccinations were to start Tuesday morning.
“We are thrilled,” she said during a forum on the vaccine
hosted by the Greenville Chamber of Commerce for community leaders.
“We can’t wait to give the shot in the arms of our health
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By Nick Masuda
nmasuda@postandcourier.com
The vaccine rollout will take months, and it could be next spring before the free and voluntary two-dose treatment is available to all of South Carolinaâs 5 million residents.
State health officials are prioritizing hospital workers and nursing home residents with the first 200,000 vaccines they expect to receive by the end of the year. Averting deaths is the overarching goal for the first vaccines, Department of Health and Environmental Control Interim Public Health Director Brannon Traxler told Greenville business leaders on Tuesday.
Pharmacist John Fowler fills doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at at Roper Hospital Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Charleston. Grace Beahm Alford/Staff
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