Tag: COVID
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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Rents on the rise, students scraping by
With rent increasing exponentially throughout the Columbia area, many University of South Carolina students are working overtime to pay the rent, and work life is cutting into their studies.
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Playing to win: How Columbia’s arcade bars survived COVID hardships
Columbia is home to two arcade bars. Coincidently, both were founded during COVID, survived it and have stories to tell about it.
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SC flu numbers are down. But experts predict holiday surge
Want to protect yourself, your friends and family? Get a shot, experts say.
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SC seeing some of nation’s highest influenza rates in a quick-start flu season
The United States is seeing one of the worst starts to a flu season in five years. South Carolina is listed as having a “high activity” level, per the CDC data.
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USC COVID-19 research study to understand impact on Black communities
USC’s psychology department is recruiting African American participants for a COVID-19 disparity research study.
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Pediatric flu, COVID and RSV cases pushing hospitals’ capacity
Hospitals and care systems in South Carolina — and the Southeast — are being hit with an influx of pediatric patients suffering from RSV, flu and COVID.
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‘Reverse’ trick-or-treating brings normalcy to hospitalized kids
The children’s hospital at Prisma brings Halloween to the kids.
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With a COVID-19 spike projected, people seem unaware new booster is available
Many S.C. residents are unaware a new type of COVID-19 booster is available as the winter season is expected to bring an influx of cases.
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Richland Two schools use COVID aid for online programs, hotspots, gets mixed reactions
Richland Two school district sees both success and frustration in how it spent the first wave of emergency COVID-relief funds.
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Senior Citizens connect through Coffee and Conversation
Coffee and Conversation, a social group for adults 55 and older, creates friendships for its members after loss and COVID.
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