COLOMBIA, SC (WRDW / WAGT) – The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced that the percentage of vaccinations across the state for doses received by the federal government is 31 percent.
This percentage is above the national average of 19% and almost double that of other states in the southeast.
Based on current reports, utilization rates, which are the doses administered and the doses allocated / sent for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine, indicate:
- South Carolina: 35,158 / 112,125 (31 percent)
- North Carolina 63,500 / 323,125 (20 percent)
- Georgia: 52,242 / 372,900 (14 percent)
- Alabama: 20,354 / 128,175 (16 percent)
Using the Data Tracker COVID-19 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the percentage of national vaccine administration, based on the doses distributed and the first doses administered, is currently 19 percent.
“We continue to successfully launch the carefully crafted vaccination plan across the state and the number of Phase 1a individuals who can currently receive the vaccine is increasing each week,” said Dr. Linda Bell, Epidemiologist for the State of Carolina of the South, in the note.
Dr. Bell reminds the Southern Carolinians that, although more vaccines continue to arrive in the state, doses are limited as in all states. She also encouraged everyone to remain patient and follow the guidance of public health officials.
“Our overall goal is to prevent further loss of life due to this deadly virus, and with the irreplaceable frontline medical workers and vulnerable residents of nursing homes and long-term care centers and employees receiving vaccines, we are well that objective, ”she said.
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