S.C. health officials release spreadsheet on COVID-19 vaccine allocation for first time By Madison Martin | January 1, 2021 at 10:35 PM EST - Updated January 2 at 11:51 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) - Friday night, after Governor Henry McMaster called on the department to be more transparent with data the day prior, South Carolinaâs Department of Health and Environmental Control released new numbers on the allocations received and distributed of the COVID-19 vaccine.
A new webpage now exists displaying the number of Pfizer vaccine doses received, the amount administered, and the subsequent utilization rate based on these two numbers for the state of South Carolina.
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FLORENCE, S.C. â Most people will remember 2020 as the year of the COVID-19 virus, which claimed the lives of people all over the state.
Pee Dee families mourned the death of loved ones this year, often unable to say their goodbyes at funerals with family and friends.
Among those in the Pee Dee who died this year are a number of community leaders.
Jackson Ryan Winkeler â On Jan. 5, 2020, Winkeler was killed in the line of duty. The Dillon County native died while conducting a traffic stop on airport property at the Florence Regional Airport. In addition to being a Florence Regional Airport Public Safety officer, Winkeler, 26, also worked as a volunteer firefighter with the Latta Fire Department. He lived in the Dillon County community of Floydale and was a member of Pyerian Baptist Church. He was described as having a âheart of gold.â
Local frontline workers responding well to COVID-19 vaccine, officials say
Local hospitals report frontline workers responding well to COVID-19 vaccine By Jennifer Roberts | December 22, 2020 at 5:02 AM EST - Updated December 22 at 5:02 AM
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - Monday marked one week since hospitals across the country made history by providing the first medical workers with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
Local hospital officials said they’re eager to report how employees are responding to the new Pfizer vaccine in the hopes of showing more people the dosage is safe.
Conway Medical Center was the first area hospital to receive the vaccine shipment.
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McLeod Health Clarendon vaccinated its first physicians for COVID-19 on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Dr. Catherine Rabon, Chief Medical Officer for McLeod Health Clarendon and an Emergency Medicine Physician, Dr. Steven Nathanson, received the first doses of the vaccine at McLeod Health Clarendon.
Following the receipt of her vaccine, Dr. Rabon said, “While there is always some anxiety about the unknown, I am excited to have the opportunity to receive the vaccine as this is one more weapon in our armamentarium for our fight against COVID-19. Anything I can do to help keep my patients, my family and myself safe is well worth it.”