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Saturday, December 19, 2020
This page will be updated regularly as new information becomes available.
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Immunization with a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is an important component in the United States’ strategy to reduce COVID-19-related illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths, and to help end the pandemic. The federal government stated that its goal is to have the necessary number of vaccines against COVID-19 for all people who wish to be vaccinated. However, during the early stages of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Program, the supply of vaccines is limited.
On December 14, 2020, in South Carolina, the first allocation of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was received. The state received 42,900 doses. Many health centers in the state are receiving grants directly from the federal government and have begun vaccinating front-line health workers. The state is expected to receive between 200,000 and 300,000 units by the end of the year. However, these figures are subject to change.
This web page is a key resource for information about the COVID-19 vaccine in South Carolina and is frequently updated to provide the most current and specific information available.
Frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 vaccine
NEW: Hear from Acting Director of Public Health for the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), Dr. Brannon Traxler; Assistant State Epidemiologist Jane Kelly and Immunization Director Stephen Whiten provide an update on the COVID-19 vaccine in South Carolina (December 19, 2020)
NEW: Phase 1A: Guide to Distribute the COVID-19 Vaccine and a Letter to Essential Workers (December 10)
NEW: Click here for the Vaccine Submission Summary for December 8, 2020.
Click here to listen to Dr. Linda Bell, state epidemiologist; Dr. Jane Kelly, assistant state epidemiologist; and Stephen White, director of immunization for the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), at the statewide information session on the COVID-19 vaccine held on December 3, 2020.
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