Monoclonal antibodies temporarily unavailable in SC wltx.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wltx.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As vaccine demand drops, groups push walk-ins, more outreach
VIDEO: As vaccine demand drops, groups push walk-ins, more outreach By Lillian Donahue | April 22, 2021 at 3:30 PM EDT - Updated April 22 at 7:35 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - For months, the supply of coronavirus vaccines did not match how many people wanted their Covid-19 shot. But now, many hospitals and health providers are seeing a drop in demand just as the supply has caught up.
Quenton Tompkins, the government affairs manager for the Medical University of South Carolina, said the vaccine demand is most likely due to multiple things like more supply, the people who have already been vaccinated or recovered from the virus, and continued hesitancy.
Tidelands Health holds ceremony to honor lives lost to COVID-19 over past year
Tidelands Health holds ceremony to honor over 700 lives lost to COVID-19 By Jennifer Roberts | March 17, 2021 at 5:02 AM EDT - Updated March 17 at 5:02 AM
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - Tidelands Health confirmed its first diagnosed case of COVID-19 on March 16, 2020.
Since then, hundreds of people in the Grand Strand area have died from the virus.
âWe had 771 COVID deaths across the Grand Stand and almost 200 of those [people] were from Tidelands Health,â said Tidelands Health Chief Operating Officer Gayle Resetar.
With over 700 luminaries, Tidelands Health honored their memories Tuesday night at four campuses during the ââLights to Remember, Hope for Tomorrowâ ceremony.
S.C. residents express excitement with DHEC prioritizing those 65 and older in vaccine rollout By Jennifer Roberts | February 3, 2021 at 11:15 PM EST - Updated February 3 at 11:15 PM
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - South Carolina is forging ahead to get more COVID-19 vaccines into more arms, as quickly as possible.
WMBF News spoke with residents in that age demographic, who say things are looking up, now that DHEC expanded phase 1-A to include those 65 and older.
On Tuesday, 65-year-old Brad Johnson expressed his dissatisfaction with state leaders about the rollout plan not including his age group in the early stages, particularly since many other states already had. Johnson is a cancer survivor and was advised by medical experts to get vaccinated as soon as possible
Midlands nurses âexhaustedâ as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise in SC By Emily Wakeman | January 14, 2021 at 9:00 PM EST - Updated January 14 at 9:00 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - In the face of record-breaking COVID-19 hospitalizations in South Carolina this week, hospitals across the state are reaching breaking points when it comes to the number of beds available and the staff to man those beds.
On Thursday, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported that 2,427 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized and 84% of all beds are in use.
Nurses at Newberry County Memorial Hospital said all of their COVID patient beds are filled as of Thursday. The said the nurses are working around the clock to care for them all, but the surge in hospitalizations the last few weeks has left nurses mentally and physically exhausted and the hospital with difficult decisions to make.