Covid-19

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State poison center fields reports of anti-parasite drug misuse for COVID

  • Covid-19
  • Health
The misuse of an anti-parasite drug to treat or prevent COVID has spiked in recent weeks, leading to increased calls [...]
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Some COVID data disappears in Georgia despite latest surge

  • Covid-19
  • Local News
Two state government websites in Georgia recently stopped posting updates on COVID-19 cases in prisons and long-term care facilities, just [...]
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‘Golden bullet’ needed: Staff shortages, COVID cases in young people plague SC hospitals

  • Covid-19
  • Bluffton
South Carolina hospital systems are buckling under stress as COVID cases — including those in younger people from the delta variant [...]
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Community effort works to move Savannah conversations to vaccinations

  • Health
  • Covid-19
When Beatriz Severson was eligible to get her COVID-19 vaccine, she signed up for an appointment right away. She was [...]
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1,236 new COVID-19 cases in Beaufort County last week, 185 in Jasper County

  • Covid-19
  • Beaufort
New coronavirus cases leaped in South Carolina in the week ending Sunday, rising 15.2% as 25,346 cases were reported. The [...]
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As low vaccination rate fuels surge, Georgia hospital workers feel frustration, fatigue.

  • Covid-19
  • Health
The current COVID onslaught may be the worst of the four virus surges in one crucial way: The effect on [...]
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Who has the power to say kids do or don’t have to wear masks in school – the governor or the school district? It’s not clear .

  • Health
  • Covid-19
Legal battles over masks in schools are being fought across the country, including in Arkansas, California, Florida, Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma, [...]
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More than 5,000 new COVID cases reported statewide since Thursday; statewide vax rate is 41%

  • Health
  • Covid-19
The Georgia Department of Public Health reported a total 982,598 positive cases of COVID-19 statewide on Friday. Of that number, [...]
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Georgia’s vaccine rate rises amid COVID spike; incentives coming?

  • Covid-19
As the Delta variant drives a relentless COVID-19 surge, Georgia’s vaccination rate has picked up steam. A Washington Post analysis, [...]
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Southeast Georgia hospitals feel the strain as COVID cases skyrocket

  • Health
  • Covid-19
To describe the current COVID surge, hospital leaders in South Georgia are using strong words, such as ‘‘scary,’’ ‘‘fear’’ and [...]
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