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Pediatricians in the state continue to beat a familiar drum: Vaccination for children is the way to keep them safe. But South Carolina's vaccination rate for kids is in the basement.
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In a virtual press conference Thursday, doctors from Prisma Health, Upstate and Midlands, asked South Carolinians to take steps to mitigate Omicron's spread — which is flooding emergency rooms everywhere.
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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster says there's no need to close schools and businesses because of the omicron variant of COVID-19. McMaster says state officials have learned lessons from the first two years of the pandemic and the variant doesn't seem to be as serious or deadly, especially among the vaccinated. South Carolina's health director agrees, saying hospitalization numbers haven't followed the rapid rise in cases. South Carolina reported more than 10,000 new cases of COVID-19 on back-to-back days this past weekend — a level never seen even in the sharp peaks of the winter and summer of 2021.
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Monsherrie Brown considers herself a walking miracle after surviving a near-fatal struggle with COVID-19. She says the medical personnel at Orangeburg's Regional Medical Center saved her.
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House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn says he has tested positive for COVID-19, though he is fully vaccinated with a booster and has no symptoms. The South Carolina Democrat said in a statement Wednesday he tested negative ahead of President Joe Biden's visit last week to South Carolina State University. But on Sunday he took a test in preparation for a granddaughter's wedding. It was inconclusive so he took another test Monday that was positive. He has quarantined since Sunday. Three other members of Congress have said recently that they have tested positive.
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Please note: the President has been delayed. We expect him to start some time after 2:30.As COVID-19 cases surge across the U.S. ahead of Christmas, President Biden delivers remarks on his administration's plans to fight the onslaught of cases and the rapidly-spreading omicron variant of the virus. Listen to coverage on all SC Public Radio stations, or watch live, here...
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The South Carolina Hospital Association says the state's facilities are prepared for a potential Omicron-led surge, as far as equipment and capacity are concerned. The toll the pandemic is taking on nurses ... that's more troubling.
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Scientists say they have confirmed the first three cases of the omicron coronavirus variant in South Carolina. Officials with the Medical University of South Carolina said Wednesday that the identified cases were all in the state's Lowcountry region. Scientists reported the earliest sample was collected Dec. 4, meaning the variant has been in the state for at least a couple weeks.
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A bill to prevent private companies in South Carolina from firing employees who refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine appears to be heading for a topsy-turvy showdown in the state House. Republicans who typically allow businesses to in the state have free rein are backing the hastily drafted proposal which will go from a subcommittee to the House floor in less than 48 hours. Business groups including the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce are asking lawmakers to oppose the bill and Democrats are joining them. The proposal also prevents COVID-19 vaccine mandates for state and local government employees, contractors and public school students.
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A panel of South Carolina lawmakers advanced a proposal Tuesday to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates for state and local government employees, contractors and public school students.