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V Day arrives at Lexington Medical, Prisma Health as first COVID vaccinations given

V Day arrives at Lexington Medical, Prisma Health as first COVID vaccinations given Zak Koeske and Bristow Marchant, The State (Columbia, S.C.) Dec. 15 Lexington Medical Center and Prisma Health are among 15 health care systems across South Carolina that have received shipments of Pfizer-BioNTech s COVID-19 vaccine and begun administering it to hospital staff. Prisma Health announced Tuesday it had received 9,750 doses of the vaccine and Lexington said it had gotten nearly 3,000 doses at its West Columbia campus. Both health systems said they had started to vaccinate employees Tuesday. The arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine is a historic moment for Lexington Medical Center, our community and the world, Tod Augsburger, president & CEO of Lexington Medical Center, said in a statement. We ve been anxiously anticipating this monumental day and hope it signifies a turning point and the beginning of the end of this global pandemic.

Midlands hospitals begin administering COVID-19 vaccine

Prisma Health and Lexington Medical Center vaccinated several frontline healthcare workers Tuesday. Author: Julia Kauffman (WLTX) Updated: 12:00 AM EST December 16, 2020 COLUMBIA, S.C. Tuesday marked a historic day for two major hospital systems in the Midlands. Both Lexington Medical Center and Prisma Health received their first shipments of the coronavirus vaccine. Lexington Medical Center received 2,925 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and Prisma health received 9,750 doses to split between their Midlands and Upstate locations. The shipments came in boxes of dry ice to ensure the doses stay at the required temperature of -94 degrees Fahrenheit. Both hospital systems have the proper freezers for storing the shots and began vaccinating their frontline employees Tuesday.

South Carolina Governor urges public to mask up

We have 1,100 statewide hospitalizations for the coronavirus. We have not seen this number since the summer, said Dr. Steve Shelton, Prisma Health Midlands COVID-19 Incident Commander. Prisma health has felt that impact ourselves, we currently have 225 positive patients within our healthcare system, that is close to our summer record high at this point. As cases increase across the Midlands, both Sumter County and Orangeburg County School Districts have returned to 100% virtual. However, the Governor kept a firm stance on wanting schools to stay face-to-face. Parents should not have to choose between their child or their job. But that is what the decision of the school districts who have not gone back to five day face-to-face education are requiring these parents to do. And it s not the right thing to do, McMaster said.

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