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Vice President Kamala Harris is stopping in South Carolina as part of a monthlong push by the White House to get more Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 before the July 4 holiday. She joined local and state officials Monday at a community center to underscore the message that coronavirus vaccines currently available are safe, free and effective.
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Some South Carolina prisons will re-open for in-person visits more than a year after officials canceled visitation due to the coronavirus pandemic. The South Carolina Department of Corrections announced that visitation will resume June 19 for vaccinated inmates at four minimum security institutions across the state. Visitors at these facilities must test negative for COVID-19 within three days of the visit, or provide a vaccination card. The one-on-one visits must be scheduled ahead of time and are limited to an hour a week. The agency reports about two-thirds of state inmates have been offered the coronavirus vaccine so far, with 54% choosing to get the shots.
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One of South Carolina's top Democratic lawmakers wants the state to use some of its COVID-19 relief money to offer $1 million prizes to people who get vaccinated for the disease. House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford says the prizes would be similar to a program in Ohio. The Columbia Democrat says that type of program might get South Carolina out of the bottom 10 in vaccination rates. Just 36% of residents are fully vaccinated. South Carolina senators considered more modest incentives during last month's budget debate, including a $250 scholarship to college students who get vaccinate or $100 for the first 500,000 people to get the COVID-19 shot. They failed with minimal Republican support.
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This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Allison Eckard about COVID-19 vaccination for children ages 12 & up. Dr. Eckard is a Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine and she is the Division Chief for Pediatric Infectious Diseases at MUSC.
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This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Allison Eckard about COVID-19 vaccination for children ages 12 & up. Dr. Eckard is a Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine and she is the Division Chief for Pediatric Infectious Diseases at MUSC.
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State efforts to address African-Americans' vaccine hesitancy are starting to pay off. But so is the desire of many Black South Carolinians to just get back to life.
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The slow pace of COVID vaccinations across the state, and the need to vaccinate teachers in an effort to get more students in classrooms reached a boiling…
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On this edition of the South Carolina Lede for January 16, 2021, we look at the second impeachment of President Donald Trump and speak with one of the 10…
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Today at 3:45 p.m. President-elect Joe Biden is outlining his COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan in Wilmington, Del. Biden has been critical of the…