03/09/2021
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As of today, Monday, March 8, 2021 - South Carolina has entered Phase 1b of the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out. This means that the eligibility requirements to receive the COVID-19 vaccine have been updated to include more of the general public.
๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐:
โบ You are 55 years of age or older
โบ If you have a developmental or other severe high-risk disability that predisposes you to developing a severe case of COVID-19 or increases the risk of death from COVID-19 ๐๐ง๐ you are old enough to receive one of the three COVID-19 vaccines available (at least 16 years old)
โบ If you are 16-54 years of age with ๐จ๐ง๐ or more of the following medical conditions:
โช๏ธ Active cancer (cancer history does not count)
โช๏ธ Chronic kidney disease, any stage
โช๏ธ Types 1 or 2 diabetes
โช๏ธ Chronic lung disease (asthma, COPD)
โช๏ธ Down Syndrome
โช๏ธ HIV/AIDS
โช๏ธ Heart Disease (congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, pulmonary hypertension, cardiomyopathy)
โช๏ธ Sickle cell disease
โช๏ธ Pregnancy
โช๏ธ Obesity (body mass index must be over 30)
โช๏ธ Solid organ transplant
โบ If you are a front line worker working at your place of business (not working remotely) and come into close contact (closer than 6 feet and for longer than 15 minutes) with others. ๐
๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐: ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ, ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐, ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐, ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ญ๐
โบ If you are at increased risk in settings where people live or work in close contact. ๐
๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐: ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐, ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐, ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐/๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ / ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ญ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ /๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
โบ If you were eligible to receive the vaccine during Phase 1a (if you are 65 years or older or if you are a healthcare worker) and were not previously vaccinated.
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If you are a patient of ours and need proof of eligible medical conditions, please visit this website for more information : https://palmettoprimarycare.com/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx
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Palmetto Primary Care Physicians is working closely with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to prepare for administration of the vaccine to our patients in 2021. ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ, ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐.
To find the most updated list of locations accepting COVID-19 vaccine appointments across South Carolina, visit the SC DHEC website: scdhec.gov/vaxlocator