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struggle4progress

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9. SC hospital beds filling up

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Sat Sep 11, 2021, 08:35 PM

Sep 2021

BY DAVID TRAVIS BLAND
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 02:03 PM

... The percent of positive tests continues to show the virus is spreading in the state ...

About 2.11 million, or a little more than 49%, of the state’s eligible residents are vaccinated, DHEC reported.

About 40,000 people were vaccinated this week, double the approximate 20,000 people that had been completing the vaccination process each week for most of June and July.

In South Carolina, at least 784,052 people have tested positive for COVID and 11,149 people have died since March 2020, according to DHEC ...

https://www.thestate.com/news/coronavirus/article254147053.html

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CA parents of 5 kids die of COVID complications [View all] struggle4progress Sep 2021 OP

Another story today talked about the parents of 7 dying within days of each other. Scrivener7 Sep 2021 #1

Without more data canetoad Sep 2021 #22

Softly and tenderly, Herman is calling... Blue Owl Sep 2021 #2

r/HermanCainAwards Initech Sep 2021 #8

A death cult indeed Blue Owl Sep 2021 #10

THIS malaise Sep 2021 #15

She was around babies. Texaswitchy Sep 2021 #3

Not getting vaccinated is like driving while intoxicated struggle4progress Sep 2021 #4

Congress makes the rules. So far no laws on getting vaccinated jimfields33 Sep 2021 #12

Unvaccinated are 11 times more likely to die struggle4progress Sep 2021 #5

90% of Israel's most serious COVID patients are unvaccinated struggle4progress Sep 2021 #6

On their death beds, COVID patients in Idaho reject vaccination struggle4progress Sep 2021 #7

SC hospital beds filling up struggle4progress Sep 2021 #9

An unvaccinated labor and delivery nurse. WTF? Dream Girl Sep 2021 #11

It's insane Dorian Gray Sep 2021 #13

This should not be allowed. Bare minimum Withywindle Sep 2021 #21

It's coming. Most healthcare systems (including nursing homes) Volaris Sep 2021 #24

I feel sorry for the children LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2021 #14

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. roamer65 Sep 2021 #16

Sorryantivaxxer dot com: It started out as a giggle Grokenstein Sep 2021 #17

The mom was hesitant to get the vaccine because she was pregnant. CDC providing trial findings iluvtennis Sep 2021 #18

She was waiting for some solid information on pregnancy and vaccine. I believe the announcement emmaverybo Sep 2021 #19

Our daughter delivered her baby in July. phylny Sep 2021 #20

No, info on vaccine during pregnancy had been out before that kcr Sep 2021 #23

I don't believe CDC had announced. Many nurses were wary of the vaccine. They have had emmaverybo Sep 2021 #25