Tag: covid-19
College students struggle with aftereffects of inflation
The peak of inflation has passed, but it left prices high for college students struggling with the cost of living.
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SC sees downward trend in updated COVID-19 vaccinations
The new mRNA vaccine has been available for about two months.
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Health experts encourage vaccines as cases of COVID, other respiratory illnesses grow
Health officials recommended people get vaccinated for the three most prominent respiratory illnesses – flu, COVID and RVS – ahead of the fall and winter season.
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COVID numbers are up, it seems. Have Columbia policies changed?
New infections could be headed off by an updated COVID-19 vaccination, doctors say. One was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week.
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Stay-at-home moms face loneliness, often look for community online
Women taking care of children full time are dealing with isolation and shame in the aftermath of the pandemic.
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Animal shelters are out of space – but not for reasons you think
A father and his daughter looked through the cages of kittens at City of Columbia Animal Services...
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Columbia Metropolitan Airport says travelers can choose whether to wear masks
Following the ruling of a federal judge in Florida on Monday, the CDC’s mask mandate for public transportation will no longer be enforced.
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Exhaustion continues for overworked nurses
South Carolina has experienced a severe nursing shortage since 2019, which only increased due to COVID-19. Now, nurses are feeling the burnout and the state is noticing.
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Biden to deliver State of the Union address at critical moment in Ukraine, economy
President Joe Biden is set to deliver his first State of the Union address Tuesday night amid the backdrop of war in Ukraine, a pandemic in decline and high inflation.
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University relaxes masking as DHEC begins to close testing sites
The University of South Carolina announced on Monday that it will relax a campus-wide mask mandate, citing low case numbers among students and faculty.
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UofSC faculty adapt to virtual learning amid pandemic
Professors at the University of South Carolina offer a glimpse of virtual learning during Covid-19. Most faculty recognized the benefits of online classes, but overall preferred an in-person experience.
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Churches suffered losses during the pandemic. This congregation lost its pastor.
Chairs separated for social distancing. Fist bumps and waves instead of hugs and handshakes. New pastors in the pulpit. South Carolina churches have been affected by the pandemic in many ways and some are changed forever.
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