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News for the Carolinas
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Saturday, March 09, 2013
A drop in S.C. childhood immunizations and a recent spike in cases of whooping cough statewide – a potentially fatal disease – has public health officials and lawmakers working to ensure children are vaccinated against that disease.
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Sunday, January 13, 2013
State Rep. Bakari Sellers is set to announce Monday new legislation that would make the HPV vaccine available to seventh graders.
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Friday, January 11, 2013
State health officials say at least 22 people have died from influenza in South Carolina since the fall.
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
Across the country many people have fallen ill and even died from complications from the virus. According to the Department of Health and Environmental Control, 22 people in South Carolina have died from the flu. Since flu season isn't over health officials say the flu shot is your best bet in keeping the virus at bay.
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Wednesday, December 05, 2012
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control says flu season is here in full force. Some area schools have seen that's true and they're scrambling to deal with it.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
The state Department of Health and Environmental Control has confirmed three cases of Influenza, or "the flu," in this first official week of the new flu season, according to Jennifer Meredith, Ph.D., of DHEC's Division of Microbiology.
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Monday, October 01, 2012
The state department of health wants you to think about getting your flu shot now.
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
This year has seen the biggest whooping cough outbreak in decades and researchers now think they know why.
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Wednesday, August 08, 2012
A Myrtle Beach obstetrician is testing a new vaccine that could save thousands of lives. For the past six months, Dr. Helena Kirkpatrick of Magnolia OB/GYN has been doing clinical trials on a cutting edge vaccine designed to halt the progression of a condition that often leads to cervical cancer.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The South Carolina House has upheld Gov. Nikki Haley's veto of a bill intended to provide information on and access to a free vaccine that prevents a sexually transmitted, cancer-causing virus.
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Sunday, June 24, 2012
An outbreak of whooping cough in Alamance County has prompted North Carolina health officials to make the vaccines against the disease available for free to anyone age 7 or older.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Gov. Nikki Haley has vetoed a bill allowing the state's public health agency to provide information on and access to a free vaccine that prevents a sexually transmitted, cancer-causing virus.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has sparked a controversy, with its recommendation that all boys should be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus.
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Influenza, or "the flu," has officially arrived in South Carolina, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control reported Tuesday.
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