For COVID-19 survivors, the right time to get the vaccine may vary
VIDEO: For COVID survivors, the right time to get the vaccine may vary By Lillian Donahue | January 24, 2021 at 7:05 PM EST - Updated January 25 at 12:04 AM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Roper St. Francis Healthcareâs chief medical officer says he wants everyone to be vaccinated regardless of previous COVID-19 sickness or not. But when someone gets it could depend on how recently they have recovered from the virus previously.
National and local health leaders say once youâve recovered from COVID-19, chances are you have immunity for a short time thereafter. But with vaccine rollouts ramping up, virus survivors may question when to get their shot.
Health leaders discuss coronavirus variants, impacts to vaccine efficacy
VIDEO: Health leaders discuss coronavirus variants, impacts to vaccine efficacy By Lillian Donahue | January 22, 2021 at 3:15 PM EST - Updated January 22 at 7:48 PM
CHARLESTON S.C. (WCSC) - With new variants of the coronavirus being discovered across the nation and the world, Roper St. Francis chief medical officer says the hospital is monitoring it but not yet testing for additional strains.
The Centers for Disease Control have confirmed three coronavirus variant strains from the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil.
While none of the new infections have been found in South Carolina yet, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Oliverio said it’s on the mind of healthcare systems to prepare and get ahead of the virus.
Fact or Fiction: Does TikTok remedy actually bring back taste, smell after COVID?
VIDEO: Fact or Fiction: Does TikTok remedy actually bring back taste, smell after COVID? By Michal Higdon | January 7, 2021 at 5:00 PM EST - Updated January 8 at 3:57 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A remedy challenge is going viral on social media and it claims a charred orange, mixed with brown sugar, can help people who have contracted COVID-19 get their taste and smell back.
Millions of people have viewed it, hundreds of people have tried it, but does the old Jamaican remedy it actually work?
“I mean it sounds delicious,” Roper St. Francis Chief Medical Officer for Ambulatory Care and Population Health Dr. Robert Oliverio says. “But, scientifically, there’s really no basis for that.”
First Trident Health workers receive COVID-19 vaccine
VIDEO: First Trident Health workers receive COVID-19 vaccine By Patrick Phillips | December 16, 2020 at 3:50 AM EST - Updated December 16 at 5:36 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A critical care nurse became the first Trident Health employee to receive the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 Wednesday afternoon.
Anthony Sims, who has worked for Trident since 2015, received his first dose of the vaccine shortly after 1 p.m.
Trident and Summerville Medical Centers began inoculating their physicians and staff members with the Pfizer COVID vaccine.
Trident Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lee Biggs said more than 95% of the health system’s physicians have said they will get vaccinated as soon as the vaccine is available.