Myrtle Beach Area Chamber Of Commerce: Coronavirus Vaccine Resources

Myrtle Beach SC

03 June, 2022

12:36 AM

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Press release from Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce: May 25, 2022 COVID-19 vaccination is an important tool to help us get back to normal. We all play a vital role in vaccine outreach. To help answer frequently asked questions and provide education, we have created this vaccine resource page. Children ages 5-11 are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. The CDC announced the approval Nov. 2. The primary series consists of two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination given 3-8 weeks apart. One booster of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is recommended at least five months after the final does in the primary series. The CDC does not recommend two boosters for anyone in the 5-11 age group as of May 25, 2022. Use the vaccination locator provided by the S.C. Department of Environmental Health and Control to find a location and schedule an appointment. Tidelands Health will come on site and offer vaccination clinics. This service is available at no cost to businesses, churches and community groups in Horry, Georgetown and Williamsburg counties. To request an on-site clinic, contact Tidelands Health Community Health Resources at [email protected] or 843-520-8586. The CDC recently issued new guidance to help businesses determine if on-site vaccination is an option for them. To assist you, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has prepared some new resources and best practices for hosting a vaccine clinic. For more information and best practices, visit the U.S. Chamber's COVID Vaccines Digital Resources Center. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers an On-Site Vaccination Clinic Toolkit that includes a roadmap for working directly with vaccine providers to launch vaccination clinics in places people know and trust, sample roles and responsibilities to guide discussion and planning with your vaccine provider, and points-of-contact for vaccine providers offering on-site vaccination services. Be Positive You're Negative – DHEC urges South Carolinians to be positive you're negative by routinely getting tested if you're regularly out in the community. Visit scdhec.gov/findatest for a testing location near you. DHEC-sponsored testing is free, doesn't require insurance, and results are available within 72 hours. If it has been more than 72 hours since you were tested, you can email [email protected] or call the Care Line at 1-888-697-9004 to inquire about your test results. This press release was produced by Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author's own.