COVID-19 update for today (December 29)

Here are some factoids gleaned from this afternoon’s COVID-19 release from South Carolina DHEC:

As of December 29, South Carolina has received a total of 112,125 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine:
Week of 12/14: 42,900 doses received
Week of 12/21: 30,225 doses received
Week of 12/28: 39,000 doses received
A total of 31,511 doses of the vaccine have been administered to phase 1a individuals, with shots continuing to be administered each day.
South Carolina will continue to receive weekly doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The number of doses the state receives each week is expected to vary and won’t be known for certain until the vaccine shipments are received from the federal government.
Those phase 1a individuals who have received their Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will require a second shot 21 days later. Their second shot will come from a future allocation of vaccine that’s specifically being held by the federal government as the second dose for those individuals, to ensure they receive both required doses.
Moderna vaccine

On December 28, South Carolina received 84,500 doses of Moderna vaccine that are allocated to the CDC’s Long-Term Care Program. This federal program works with CVS and Walgreens pharmacies to provide vaccines to states’ long-term care facilities. DHEC has a limited role in this federal program, other than dedicating doses of South Carolina’s vaccine allotment to the program.
An update on the doses of vaccine administered to South Carolina long-term care facilities through this federal program will be available soon.