PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) Virginia reported 3,771 new coronavirus cases, 8 new COVID-19 deaths and 57 new current COVID-19 hospitalizations on Monday.
Cases and hospitalization averages are both at record levels and continue to trend up, with 4,480 cases per day and 2,727 COVID-19 patients at one time in Virginias hospitals on a given day on average. COVID-19 deaths, which lag cases and hospitalizations, are also nearing new records. Virginias deaths per day is now at 39, just below the previous record of 42 per day in September.
Current levels are expected to trend up into February. By then health officials are hoping vaccinations could help knock the overall virus levels down.
Statewide numbers
Testing levels dipped slightly due to the holidays, which contributed to higher test positivity percentages, but tests coming back positive are still at high levels around 16% statewide and 18% in Hampton Roads.
Vaccines are slowly rolling out, with just 87,618 doses administered so far. VDH had not updated data for Monday as of 9:30 a.m., so that figure is from Sunday.
Virginia is still in the process of vaccinating health care workers, and just started vaccinating long-term care staff and residents last week. A long-term care operator who spoke to 10 On Your Side said he was frustrated with the slow rollout. The state health department said that it could take until the end of January for all nursing homes to get their vaccines through a partnership with CVS and Walgreens.
VDH hasnt said when the general public should expect to get the vaccine.
Curently 563 of the 2,765 COVID-19 patients are in the ICU. ICU capacity statewide is at 82%, the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association says.
COVID-19 hospitalizations nationwide are at a record high with 124,390 on average. Cases and deaths reporting dipped due to the holiday.
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It doesnt discriminate on age. It just happens, and we should all be careful. We shouldnt think, Oh yeah, because Im young, its not going to happen to me, Portilla said. We just have to be careful. We have to take our precautions, and we have to take this seriously.
Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., January 4, that there were 3,226 additional positive cases of COVID-19, in addition to 4,579 new cases reported Sunday, January 3 for a two-day total of 7,805additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 665,097. The case counts today are atypically low as a result of technical maintenance to the data server on Sunday. This technical maintenance did not impact the death reporting system on Sunday or Monday as the death data comes from a different server.
There are 5,529 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19, near double the peak in the spring. Of that number, 1,149 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19. Most of the patients hospitalized are ages 65 or older, and most of the deaths have occurred in patients 65 or older. More data is availablehere.
The trend in the 14-day moving average of number of hospitalized patients per day has increased by nearly 5,400 since the end of September.
Statewide percent positivity for the week of December 25 December 31 stood at 15.0%.
The most accurate daily data is available on the website, with archived data also available.
As of 11:59 p.m. Saturday, January 2, there were 56 new deaths and as of 11:59 p.m. Sunday, January 3, there were 66 new deaths reported for a total of 16,361 deaths attributed to COVID-19. County-specific information and a statewide map are available on the COVID-19 Data Dashboard.
Mask-wearing is required in all businesses and whenever leaving home. Consistent mask-wearing is critical to preventing the spread of COVID-19.
There are 58,275 individualswho have a positive viral antigen test and are considered probable casesand 637 individualswho have a positive serology test and either COVID-19 symptoms or a high-risk exposure.
There are 3,301,186 individuals who have tested negative to date.
In nursing and personal care homes, there are 54,465 resident cases of COVID-19, and 9,827 cases among employees, for a total of 64,292 at 1,479 distinct facilities in all 67 counties. Out of our total deaths, 9,023 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities. A county breakdown can be found here.
Approximately 19,437 of our total cases are among health care workers.
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
Pennsylvania hospitals began receiving shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine the week of Dec. 14 and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine the week of Dec. 21.
Through Jan. 3:
A spreadsheet of facilities that have received vaccine can be found here.
Statewide The Wolf Administration has since noon, Jan. 3:
The Wolf Administration stresses the role Pennsylvanians play in helping to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
Updated Coronavirus Links: Press Releases, State Lab Photos, Graphics
All Pennsylvania residents are encouraged to sign up for AlertPA, a text notification system for health, weather, and other important alerts like COVID-19 updates from commonwealth agencies. Residents can sign up online at www.ready.pa.gov/BeInformed/Signup-For-Alerts.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) -- Patients receiving COVID-19 treatment at Mayo Clinic have a better outcome compared to hospitals around the world. That's according to a study released by Mayo on Dec. 22.
The study looked at 7,891 COVID-19 patients within the Mayo Clinic Enterprise (Minnesota, Florida, Arizona and outcare systems). Of those patients, 77 percent received some kind of COVID directed therapy, 11 percent of patients were hospitalized, 4.5 percent were admitted into the ICU and 1.1 percent died.
"How this compared to other center is that it's lower than anything else that's been reported," Mayo Clinic COVID Research Task Force Dr. Andrew Badley said.
Dr. Badley compared Mayo's numbers with the latest numbers this last week. Around the country, there were more than 20.5 million cases and 350,000 deaths, for a 1.7 percent death rate. Around the world, there have been 79 million cases and 1.7 million deaths, making for a mortality rate of 2.1 percent.
"At Mayo we saw 1.1," Badley said. "So why are these results different?"
Badley credits Mayo's success with a variety of advantages.
"We had the opportunity to learn from experience," he said.
With the deadly virus making itself known on the West coast, he leading health organization also had time to plan and prepare before outbreaks starting occurring where its hospitals were.
"So, the approach we put together was a multi-layer integrated approach. We brought together experts on everything we could think of," Badely said. "So, COVID, and immunology, and intense care unit and kidney disease and blood clots, to make sure we always had, at our fingers tips, the most up to date information about COVID."
Clinical trials also played a role in the hospital's success.
"Early in the epidemic, there weren't a lot of clinic trials. Within several months there were a lot. We had the option of choosing between clinical trails, and we could select the trails that most likely would have a meaningful impact."
This let the enterprise lead other hospitals in the fight. For example, creating a separate location to treat COVID-19 patients with antibodies.
"What we have done, and what other centers have started to do, is we have created out patient centers that are only for COVID patients," Badley said. "So, we can administer these antibodies to COVID patients and not risk infecting other patients."
Perhaps the biggest feat though, is the teamwork mentality demonstrated by those on the frontlines.
"It's a true testament to the teamwork of Mayo employees everyday, even pre-COVID. So, everybody from janitorial staff, to secretarial staff, nursing staff, to specialties; when there has been a request -- and there has been a lot of requests these last ten months -- they jump up to do it without hesitation. Because it's in the best interest of our patients."
The study took place between March 1 and July 31, 2020.
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS, Iowa. (KWWL) - The Salvation Army's men's shelter of Waterloo-Cedar Falls is experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak.
The organization was notified of the first positive test result on Thursday, Dec. 31.
Upon testing, the individual self-isolated.
After the positive test, staff and residents were quarantined and tested.
Additionally, one staff member and three residents tested positive.
Residents who tested negative are being quarantined away from the shelter population.
Positive individuals remain in shelter and are showing minor symptoms.
Major Martin Thies moved into the mens shelter on Thursday, December 31st and will remain the sole staff member through the quarantine period, which will be until at least Tuesday, January 12th.
During the quarantine period, new intakes will not be accepted.
(WSIL) -- Overall new cases of COVID-19 are lower than in recent days despite some health departments not reporting data since New Year's Eve.
Cape Girardeau, MO County Health Department: 5 deaths, 86 new positive and probable cases
Deaths below include 2 Long-Term Care Facility residents
Egyptian Health Department: 36 new positives
Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department: 60 new positives
Hamilton County Health Department: 28 new cases (since 12/31/20)
Jackson County Health Department: 30 new cases
Jefferson County Health Department: 1 death, 76 new positives (Since 1/1/21)
Death is a male in his 70s
Perry County, IL Health Department: 4 deaths, 7 new cases
Deaths are 2 males in their 50s, 1 male in his 60s and 1 male in his 70s.
Southern 7 Health Department: 145 new cases (since 1/1/21)
WISCONSIN (WQOW) - Nine more COVID-19 deaths were reported across Wisconsin on Monday with two of them in Eau Claire County.
Since spring, 4,884 Wisconsinites have died from COVID-19.
A total of 487,938 people have tested positive for the virus, an increase of 1,407 since Sunday.
In Eau Claire County, two new deaths were reported on Monday, meaning 79 county residents have now died from COVID-19. There were 52 new cases reported on Monday, putting the county's total at 9,427.
In Chippewa County, 32 cases were added, putting the county over 6,000 for the first time (6,004). The county has had 66 deaths.
Nine more Dunn County residents tested positive for COVID-19, putting the county total at 3,580. Twenty-four people there have died.
Find data for your county here.
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For Immediate Release: January 04, 2021 Statement From:
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Commissioner of Food and Drugs - Food and Drug Administration
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Director - Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)
Two different mRNA vaccines have now shown remarkable effectiveness of about 95% in preventing COVID-19 infection in adults. As the first round of vaccine recipients become eligible to receive their second dose, we want to remind the public about the importance of receiving COVID-19 vaccines according to how theyve been authorized by the FDA in order to safely receive the level of protection observed in the large randomized trials supporting their effectiveness.
We have been following the discussions and news reports about reducing the number of doses, extending the length of time between doses, changing the dose (half-dose), or mixing and matching vaccines in order to immunize more people against COVID-19. These are all reasonable questions to consider and evaluate in clinical trials. However, at this time, suggesting changes to the FDA-authorized dosing or schedules of these vaccines is premature and not rooted solidly in the available evidence. Without appropriate data supporting such changes in vaccine administration, we run a significant risk of placing public health at risk, undermining the historic vaccination efforts to protect the population from COVID-19.
The available data continue to support the use of two specified doses of each authorized vaccine at specified intervals. For the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the interval is 21 days between the first and second dose. And for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the interval is 28 days between the first and second dose.
What we have seen is that the data in the firms submissions regarding the first dose is commonly being misinterpreted. In the phase 3 trials, 98% of participants in the Pfizer-BioNTech trial and 92% of participants in the Moderna trial received two doses of the vaccine at either a three- or four-week interval, respectively. Those participants who did not receive two vaccine doses at either a three-or four-week interval were generally only followed for a short period of time, such that we cannot conclude anything definitive about the depth or duration of protection after a single dose of vaccine from the single dose percentages reported by the companies.
Using a single dose regimen and/or administering less than the dose studied in the clinical trials without understanding the nature of the depth and duration of protection that it provides is concerning, as there is some indication that the depth of the immune response is associated with the duration of protection provided. If people do not truly know how protective a vaccine is, there is the potential for harm because they may assume that they are fully protected when they are not, and accordingly, alter their behavior to take unnecessary risks.
We know that some of these discussions about changing the dosing schedule or dose are based on a belief that changing the dose or dosing schedule can help get more vaccine to the public faster. However, making such changes that are not supported by adequate scientific evidence may ultimately be counterproductive to public health.
We have committed time and time again to make decisions based on data and science. Until vaccine manufacturers have data and science supporting a change, we continue to strongly recommend that health care providers follow the FDA-authorized dosing schedule for each COVID-19 vaccine.
The FDA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, protects the public health by assuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other biological products for human use, and medical devices. The agency also is responsible for the safety and security of our nations food supply, cosmetics, dietary supplements, products that give off electronic radiation, and for regulating tobacco products.
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Gov. Kate Brown said Monday that the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations across the state soon will ramp up quickly.
In a written statement, Brown addressed widespread public discontent over news that close to 75% of vaccines delivered to the state have yet to make it into the arms of Oregonians.
Oregon, like most of the country, is not moving fast enough, Brown said in a news release. All states are grappling with the same logistical challenges, and while we are making steady progress, we must move even more quickly when every vaccination has the potential to save someones life.
Today, I directed the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to achieve the benchmark of 12,000 vaccinations administered in Oregon per day by the end of the next two weeks, Brown continued. That will put us on track to deploy every vaccine we have in our hands each week.
Brown shared no details about how the state will achieve 12,000 vaccinations per day -- for instance, whether it would offer trained staff to hospitals and health systems that are administering the vaccines or if it will open its own vaccination clinics. Brown said only that public health officials will work with healthcare providers and pharmacies to streamline the distribution process.
This is an all-hands-on-deck effort, and I have directed OHA to partner as widely as possible to ensure we are using all available resources to ramp up Oregons vaccinations rapidly, Brown said.
For the past week, hospitals and health systems across the state have inoculated about 3,500 Oregonians per a day -- and the pace has only slowed over the past week. Some providers cited the holidays as one reason for a delay in administering vaccinations.
But earlier in the month, burgeoning problems were apparent. The state became the 49th in the nation to start vaccinating healthcare workers on Dec. 16 -- a full two days after the first shipments of the vaccines arrived in Oregon.
In the weeks since, criticism has only intensified as it has become clear that the bulk of vaccines delivered to hospitals and health systems across the state are still sitting unused in industrial refrigerators and freezers. According to a Bloomberg ranking of states, as of Monday Oregon ranked 37th lowest in the percentage of vaccines -- 25% -- that had made it into the arms of healthcare workers, nursing home residents and some firefighters and prisons staff. Those groups have been designated as the first to receive the two-dose regimens of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines.
As of Monday, the state said it had inoculated 51,275 residents, even though according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 202,200 doses have been delivered. The state said 190,200 doses have been delivered, but thats the same number the state had been reporting for the past four days.
A few states -- including Maine, Connecticut, Tennessee and North Dakota -- have used more than 50% of their doses. South Dakota leads the nation with more than 60% of its vaccine shipments used. Washington stood at 24% of its available vaccines administered.
Oregon State Rep. David Brock Smith, R-Port Orford, issued a scathing statement Monday criticizing Brown and Democratic colleagues for the slow vaccination rollout.
It is unfathomable that Oregon is in the bottom ten amongst states across the nation in COVID-19 vaccination distribution, Smith said, citing a ranking from this past weekend. Oregon has since risen in the rankings as a few other states worsened.
Smith claimed that lack of resources and funding have been used as excuses.
Lives are being lost, many hang in the balance and Oregonians deserve a state government that has a clear and reliable plan for a systematic vaccine rollout, Smith said. These plans exist and I urge Gov. Brown and House Majority Leader (Barbara) Smith Warner (D-Portland) to immediately prioritize the lives of our fellow Oregonians.
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-- Aimee Green; agreen@oregonian.com; @o_aimee
COVID-19 vaccine in South Carolina: DHEC gives update on how distribution is going
43,227 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine given to people in phase 1A as of Monday
Updated: 4:44 PM EST Jan 4, 2021
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TURNOUTS. WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO KNOW. >> WE BEGIN WITH OUR CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE. MORE COVID-19 TESTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA ARE COMING BACK POSITIVE. OFFICIALS SAY MORE PEOPLE ARE HOSPITALIZED WITH THE VIRUS IN SOUTH CAROLINA NOW THAN AT ANY POINT IN THE PANDEMIC. HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE REPORTING 3,492 NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN THIS STATE. TODAY'S REPORT ALSO INCLUDES 15 CONFIRMED COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED TO OVER 5,000 PEOPLE. DHEC TELLS US THERE NOW HAVE BEEN A TOTAL OF NEARLY 300,000 CASES ACROSS THE STATE. OFFICIALS SAY OVER 10,000 TEST RESULTS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY. AND THE PERCENT OF POSITIVE CASES WAS OVER 33%. >> STEP UP BY STEPPING BACK. THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS THIS AFTERNOON. PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DR. BRANNON TRAXLER SAYS THAT PEOPLE ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO BE PATIENT, WAIT THEIR RETURN FOR THE VACCINE. OUR NIGEL ROBERTSON JOINS US WITH THE LATEST ON ALL THIS. NIGEL: TODAY, THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF S.C. DHEC UPDATED THE MEDIA OF HOW THE VACCINE ROLLOUT IS GOING IN THE PALMETTO STATE. AS OF TODAY, THE STATE HAS ADMINISTERED 43,227 DOSES OF THE VACCINE. ON TOP OF THAT, 38% OF THE VACCINE HAS BEEN ADMINISTERED IN PHASE 1A. THIS IS NOT SITTING WELL WITH SOME LEADERS IN THE STATE. THE GOVERNOR HAS CALLED ON DHEC TO START PROVIDING UPDATES AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC. TODAY, STATE SENATOR NIKKI SETZLER TWEETED THIS. THE DISTRIBUTION OF VACCINES IN SOUTH CAROLINA IS NOT MOVING QUICKLY ENOUGH. WE NEED DHEC TO STEP UP AND MOVE FASTER IN HELPING SAVE LIVES. HE WENT ON TO SAY FOR THE INTERIM PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR OF DHEC ON TELL THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO REMAIN PATIENT WHILE THEIR LOVED ONES AND NEIGHBORS ARE DYING IS SIMPLY NOT ACCEPTABLE. TODAY, INTERIM DIRECTOR BRANNON TRAXLER SAYS THEY WANT TO DO MORE. >> CURRENTLY, OUR UTILIZATION RATE, PERCENTAGE OF VACCINE THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED HAS BEEN ADMINISTERED FOR PFIZER IS 38%. AND WE HAVE THE MOST KNOWLEDGE OF THE PFIZER NUMBERS BECAUSE THE MODERNA IS GOING TO THE LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP. CERTAINLY, OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE AS CLOSE TO 100% UTILIZATION AS POSSIBLE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. NIGEL: DR. TRAXLER SAYS THE QUICKEST WAY TO MOVE THE VACCINE ALONG IS FOR MORE PEOPLE TO WEAR A MASK TO HELP STOP THE SPREAD. SHE SAYS THAT WILL FREE UP MEDICAL PERSONNEL ALLOWING THEM TO HELP WITH THE VACCINE ROLLOUT. MORE ON ALL OF THIS COMING UP IN 5:00 AND 6:00. >> THANK YOU, SOUTH CAROLINA SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS MOLLY SPEARMAN ANNOUNCES SHE HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. SUPERINTENDENT SPEARMAN SAYS SHE WAS TESTED ON DECEMBER 31ST. SHE SELF-QUARANTINED AFTER BEING IDENTIFIED AS A CLOSE CONTACT TO HER HUSBAND AND HER SON WHO HAD BOTH TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS. SUPERINTENDENT SPEARMAN ADDED SHE INTENDS TO WORK FROM HOME AND TAKE PART IN MEETINGS VIRTUALLY WHILE SHE REMAINS IN QUARANTINE. >> HERE'S A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS IN NORTH CAROLINA. HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE REPORTING OVER 5100 NEW CASES. THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL SINCE MARCH OF LAST YEAR TO MORE THAN 570,000 CASES. THERE HAVE BEEN NEARLY 7,000 VIRUS RELATED DEATHS IN THE STATE AND HOSPITALIZATIONS HAVE HIT ANOTHER NEW RECORD. STATEWIDE, MORE THAN 3600 PEOPLE ARE IN THE HOSPITAL. OF THOSE, 783 PATIENTS ARE IN THE I.C.U. AS OF TODAY, NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY 63,571 PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN THE FIRST DOSE OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE. THAT NUMBER INCLUDES HEALTH CARE WORKERS FIGHTING THE VIRUS AND LONG TERM CARE STAFF AND RESIDENTS. THE VACCINATION TOTALS WILL BE UPDATED TOMORROW. >> GEORGIA IS REPORTING MORE THAN 591,000 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE STATE. THEY'RE ALSO REPORTING SEVEN ADDITIONAL DEATHS OF PEOPLE WITH THE VIRUS BRINGING THE TOTAL NOW TO OVE
COVID-19 vaccine in South Carolina: DHEC gives update on how distribution is going
43,227 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine given to people in phase 1A as of Monday
Updated: 4:44 PM EST Jan 4, 2021
"Step up by stepping back" was the message from South Carolina health officials on Monday. During a Monday news conference, Department of Health and Environmental Control interim public health director Dr. Brannon Traxler said they are asking people to be patient and wait their turn for the vaccine. COVID Vaccine FAQ's Traxler said the state is receiving its first shipment (16,575 doses) of the second round doses this week. These doses are for people who already received their first dose 21 days ago. She said as of Monday the state has administered 43,227 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to people in phase 1A. Traxler said the state is anticipating it will move into phase 1B "sometime in February."Traxler was asked why there was a delay in getting the vaccine to folks. She explained the ultra-cold storage of the vaccine provided complexities. Traxler also said it simply takes a few weeks to get into a rhythm but anticipates that will happen soon. She said the phase that includes the general public should begin in late spring and continue into the summer.When asked when people will be notified that it is their turn for the vaccine, Traxler said to wait on a notification. The information will be updated on the DHEC website as well as with the media. Traxler stressed that while you are waiting for the vaccine it is important to wash hands, wear a mask and social distance. "We can't stress enough how essential it is for each one of us to continue to practice those daily and even hourly precautions that help protect everyone," Traxler said. January 4, 2021: Latest data from DHEC New Confirmed Cases (click on link to see specific cases by county) : 3,492Total Confirmed Cases: 299,685New Probable Cases: 18Total Probable Cases: 25,787New Confirmed Deaths (click on the link to see specific deaths by county) : 15Total Confirmed Deaths: 5,056New Probable Deaths: 1Total Probable Deaths: 428Individual Test Results: 10,481Percent Positive: 33.3%Total Tests: 3,797,802Hospitalization update here
"Step up by stepping back" was the message from South Carolina health officials on Monday.
During a Monday news conference, Department of Health and Environmental Control interim public health director Dr. Brannon Traxler said they are asking people to be patient and wait their turn for the vaccine.
COVID Vaccine FAQ's
Traxler said the state is receiving its first shipment (16,575 doses) of the second round doses this week. These doses are for people who already received their first dose 21 days ago.
She said as of Monday the state has administered 43,227 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to people in phase 1A.
Traxler said the state is anticipating it will move into phase 1B "sometime in February."
Traxler was asked why there was a delay in getting the vaccine to folks. She explained the ultra-cold storage of the vaccine provided complexities. Traxler also said it simply takes a few weeks to get into a rhythm but anticipates that will happen soon.
She said the phase that includes the general public should begin in late spring and continue into the summer.
When asked when people will be notified that it is their turn for the vaccine, Traxler said to wait on a notification. The information will be updated on the DHEC website as well as with the media.
Traxler stressed that while you are waiting for the vaccine it is important to wash hands, wear a mask and social distance.
"We can't stress enough how essential it is for each one of us to continue to practice those daily and even hourly precautions that help protect everyone," Traxler said.
