COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) will hold a 30-minute statewide media briefing to provide an update on COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccines.

          WHO: Dr. Brannon Traxler, DHEC Public Health Director

          WHAT: Update on COVID-19

          WHEN: 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, 2022

          WHERE: Join on your computer or mobile app: Click here to join the meeting
             Or call in (audio only): 1-864-558-7311, Phone Conference: 699556179#

Please submit your anticipated questions by 5 p.m. today, Tuesday, to media@dhec.sc.gov. Having your anticipated questions allows us to pull together any specific data or information ahead of time that would be needed to respond as accurately as possible. We’ll reserve 7-10 minutes at the end for live questions.

We strongly encourage you to join the briefing from your computer or the Teams app on your phone. If you have any questions, please reach out to media@dhec.sc.gov.

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