Prisma Health officials announced Thursday morning it will soon consolidate six vaccination sites statewide. Officials said the list includes four current Upstate sites. They will all be consolidated to the Kmart vaccination site in Greenville. (Video above: DHEC vaccination data shows Prisma Health Upstate used 142% of first COVID-19 vaccine doses)Starting Feb. 15, people scheduled to receive vaccinations at Hillcrest Hospital and Patewood Hospital will receive vaccinations at the Kmart vaccination site in Greenville. Starting Feb. 22, people scheduled to receive vaccinations at Baptist Easley Hospital will receive a vaccine at the Kmart vaccination site. Finally, on March 1, anyone scheduled to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at Greer Memorial Hospital will start receiving vaccines at the Kmart site. Officials said they are confident the health system can efficiently administer doses at Kmart location during consolidation.They said the appointments at those four locations will be a
It felt very hopeful : Upstate high school teachers, staff accidentally given COVID-19 vaccine
35 of 43 teachers and staff at Greenville Technical Charter High School given vaccine on Friday Share Updated: 7:27 PM EST Jan 28, 2021
35 of 43 teachers and staff at Greenville Technical Charter High School given vaccine on Friday Share Updated: 7:27 PM EST Jan 28, 2021
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Show Transcript AS IT REACHES HIS DESK. CAROLE: TURNING BACK TO OUR COVID-19 COVERAGE. VACCINATED BY MISTAKE. THAT WAS THE CASE FOR SOME TEACHERS AND STAFF AT AN UPSTATE HIGH SCHOOL. AND STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL HAVE BEEN WORKING REMOTELY. OUR TAGGART HOUCK HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THIS FOR US TONIGHT AND LIVE FROM GREENVILLE TECHNICAL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL AND TAG, SCHOOL LEADERS PRETTY SURPRISED HERE, RIGHT? The Reporter: CAROL, SURPRISED BUT VERY THANKFUL. SOME TEACHERS WE ARE TOLD WERE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW COVID-19 MIGHT AFFECT THEM. THIS HELPING PROVIDE SOME COMFOR MARY ANT
It ran smoothly : Hundreds receive vaccines at Prisma Health Greenville vaccination facility
Vaccines administered in former Kmart building in Greenville Share Updated: 11:14 PM EST Jan 21, 2021
Vaccines administered in former Kmart building in Greenville Share Updated: 11:14 PM EST Jan 21, 2021
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Show Transcript WASHINGTON. SOUTH CAROLINA’S GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER TALKED ABOUT VACCINE DISTRIBUTION AS HE VISITED THE UPSTATE TODAY AS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE RECEIVE THEIR FIRST DOSES AT PRISMA HEALTH’S VACCINATION FACILITY IN GREENVILLE ART A GUARD HOW GOES OUTSIDE OF THAT CENTER FOR NOW, IT’S THE OLD KMART IN GREENVILLE NEAR GREENVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND TAGGART. YOU HAVE SEEN HIGH TURNOUT TODAY. GABRIELLE, YES, GOOD EVENING. WE’VE SEEN THAT TURNED OUT REALLY THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. WE CAN TELL YOU THERE’S REALLY NOT MUCH OF A LINE AT THIS POINT. BUT SOME PEOPLE WE SPOKE WITH THROUGHOUT THE DAY SAYING THAT THEY HAVE NEVER
WNC county enlists librarians to help speed up vaccination efforts
Call center shifts to library, allowing health officials to focus on vaccine administration Share Updated: 6:09 PM EST Jan 19, 2021
Call center shifts to library, allowing health officials to focus on vaccine administration Share Updated: 6:09 PM EST Jan 19, 2021
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Show Transcript VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS. OUR TAGGART HOUCK REPORTS FROM BREVARD. TAGGART: THE TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY LIBRARY IS STILL FUNCTIONING AS A LIBRARY. YOU CAN STILL CHECK OUT BOOKS. BUT THIS WEEK IT IS ALSO FUNCTIONING AS A CALL CENTER, HELPING COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS ADMINISTERING VACCINES. HOW CAN I HELP YOU? WHEN YOU GET THE MESSAGE, CALL BACK AT THIS NUMBER. TAGGART: FAR FROM YOUR TYPICAL LIBRARY, FOR TWO DAYS NOW LIBRARIANS HAVE BEEN ANSWERING VACCINATION QUESTIONS. SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M. THE MAJORITY WANT TO KNOW, CAN I GET A VACCINE, WHEN, HOW DO I KNOW? TAGGART: THE COUN