Prisma Health held one of four statewide COVID-19 community testing events at the Sumter County Civic Center on July 7. Cassandra Waddell, supervisor of administrative support for Prisma said nearly 300 tests were conducted. The community testing, primarily done in partnership with the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control and state agencies, are aimed at reaching populations who may not otherwise have access to traditional testing or online virtual visits.
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 Where to get a free COVID-19 vaccine, test in Sumter, Lee, Clarendon counties: Jan. 18-23, 2022
The team of Colonial Healthcare employees who are running the COVID-19 testing site on Broad Street pose for a masked photo Thursday morning.
Omicron causes long testing lines in Sumter as demand surges and tests wane
MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are prepared at Manning High School in the spring of 2021.
Free vaccine clinics this weekend in Clarendon, Lee counties
Free COVID-19 testing clinic now open 7 days a week in Manning
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Covenant Place in Sumter, South Carolina, in 2020.
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How to make a cloth face covering at home with or without sewing Here is some information and tutorials from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to wear a cloth face covering, how to make one and why. The CDC is now recommending everyone …
Where to get a free COVID-19 vaccine, test in Sumter, Lee, Clarendon counties: Jan. 12-16 All South Carolinians aged 5 and older are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and can schedule appointments. Currently, Pfizer is the only vaccine available to those aged 5-17, and it has received full authorization from the FDA for those aged …
Free COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Sumter Friday The South Carolina Department of Education will host a free COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Sumter County on Friday, Jan. 7. According to DHEC, only 54.6% of residents have received one dose of the …
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Free COVID-19 vaccine clinics offered in Bishopville on Dec. 16, Manning on Dec. 18 FROM STAFF REPORTS The South Carolina Department of Education will host two free COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Clarendon County on Thursday and in Lee County on Saturday. SCDOE partnered with the South Carolina Department of Health and …
Where to get a free COVID-19 vaccine, test in Sumter, Lee, Clarendon counties: Dec. 7-12 FROM STAFF REPORTS All South Carolinians aged 5 and older are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and can schedule appointments. Currently, Pfizer is the only vaccine available to those aged 5-17, and it has received full authorization from …

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Virus cases, quarantines spike in Sumter School District The rapid spread of the highly contagious omicron variant resulted in the highest positive COVID-19 weekly case total in Sumter School District last week and the highest staff total in quarantine for the school year. A total of 440 district …
Morris College cancels all homecoming activities STAFF REPORT Due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases locally, nationally and globally and Morris College's commitment to maintain a safe and healthy campus environment, the college has canceled all activities associated with Homecoming 2022 …
2 Summerton schools switch to temporary virtual learning amid staff shortage, COVID-19 surge Because of the recent COVID-19 surge, two Clarendon County District 4 schools will move to virtual instruction for six days. Clarendon 4 Superintendent Angela Bain announced Monday evening that Dr. Rose H. Wilder and Walker Gamble elementary …
Manning DMV closed due to staffing shortages The Manning Department of Motor Vehicles doors will be closed to the public starting Tuesday.The Manning office, located at 3721 Alex Harvin Highway, announced on social media they will be closed due …
Lauren Weathers, a kindergarten teacher at Oakland Primary School, prepares for the first day of virtual classes in fall 2021. Some schools in Sumter School District are returning to virtual learning for this week.
Some Sumter schools move to online learning this week A handful of schools in Sumter have moved to online learning for the rest of this week amid this most recent COVID-19 surge. Sumter School District announced Monday afternoon certain schools "will shift or have shifted" to remote learning through …

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FACT FOCUS: Posts mislead on nonprofit vaccine rules Critics of vaccine requirements are misrepresenting policy changes taken by Make-A-Wish Foundation and a Ronald McDonald House Charities facility to protect the children and families they serve from …
People wearing face masks to help protect against the coronavirus look at a display of the Winter Paralympic mascots near the Olympic Green in Beijing on Wednesday. Just weeks before hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics, China is battling multiple coronavirus outbreaks in half a dozen cities.
China faces omicron test weeks ahead of Beijing Olympics TAIPEI, Taiwan - Most access to a major city adjacent to Beijing was suspended Thursday as China tried to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious omicron variant, which poses a test to its "zero-tolerance" COVID-19 policy and its ability to …
Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for U.S. businesses, allows administration to proceed with vaccine mandate for most health care workers WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to boost the nation's COVID-19 vaccination rate, a requirement that employees at large businesses get a …
Workers at a drive-up COVID-19 testing clinic stand in a tent as they prepare PCR coronavirus tests recently in Puyallup, Washington. Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19's alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S., at which point cases may start dropping off dramatically. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Omicron may be headed for a rapid drop in Britain, U.S. Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19's alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S., at which point cases may start dropping off dramatically. The reason: The variant has proved so wildly …
Kids' low COVID-19 vaccination rates called a 'gut punch' Distrust, misinformation and delays because of the holidays and bad weather have combined to produce what authorities say are alarmingly low COVID-19 vaccination rates in U.S. children ages 5 to 11. As of Tuesday, just more than 17% were fully …

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