PRESS RELEASE

Media Contact: Schipp Ames

Phone: 803.744.3543
Email: sames@scha.org

SCHA Statement on State Vaccine Supply

(Columbia, South Carolina – January 15, 2021) Today SCHA issued a message to our
members about the state’s supply of vaccine. Here is what we shared:

“This morning we were advised by DHEC that hospitals will receive significantly less
vaccine next week than they requested. The state expects to receive the same
amount of Pfizer vaccine next week that we have been getting, but hospital requests
this week totaled four times that amount. Hospitals will receive 100% of the second
doses they requested, but only 20-25% of the first doses they specified.”

South Carolina’s hospitals are aggressively ramping up vaccination efforts through

walk-in events, online appointments, and mass vaccination sites. Unfortunately, we
have learned that next week, we will only receive a quarter of the initial doses that we
requested from DHEC. We will continue to do everything in our power to accelerate
the distribution of these vaccines as part of the state’s vaccination plan. We need
more vaccines from Washington in order to get the job done.

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About the South Carolina Hospital Association

SCHA is a private, not-for-profit organization founded in 1921 to serve as the collective voice of South Carolina’s hospital
community. Today it represents approximately 100 member hospitals and health systems and 500 personal members. We work
with our member hospitals and other partners to create a healthier future for our communities through advocacy, innovation,
and collaboration. Together, we are leading South Carolina to a better state of health. Learn more about SCHA at www.scha.org.