COLOMBIA, SC (WRDW / WAGT) – Some South Carolina lawmakers say they are fed up with the introduction of the coronavirus vaccine in the state.
The state of Palmetto received more than 970,000 doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
But, according to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 651,000 have been administered.
This occupies the 20th place in the country in number of doses distributed.
Lawmakers have just approved Dr. Edard Simmer as the new director of the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Some leaders say that this played a big factor in the slow distribution of the state.
“We are the only state in America that did not have a health department director during the entire pandemic. This is completely inexcusable, ”said state senator Mike Fanning.
“South Carolina has been the Wild West. We had no plans from the beginning. “
DHEC responded to claims of a low number of vaccines, saying that doses of Moderna vaccine were reserved for nursing homes and were not counted in the total number.
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