Midlands Public Health Information (Fall 2020)
Do You Need a Flu Shot?
Here are some current and upcoming options in our region:
Oct. 7–Thursday, Oct. 29, 3–6 p.m.
Prisma Health
Walk-ins available every Wednesday and Thursday in the Nine Medical Park Lobby at 9 Medical Park Rd., Columbia, SC 29203
Saturday, Oct. 3 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Lower Richland High School
2615 Lower Richland Blvd., Hopkins, SC 29061
First Baptist Church
Camden 1201 Broad St., Camden, SC 29020
Saturday, Oct. 10 9 a.m.–1 p.m.& Saturday, Oct. 17 9 a.m.–1 p.m
Dent Middle School*
2721 Decker Blvd., Columbia, SC 29206
Sumter High School
2580 McCray’s Mill Rd., Sumter, SC 29154 (Enter through gate 1).
St. Andrews Middle School
1231 Bluefield Dr., Columbia, SC 29210
Fairfield Middle School*
728 US Highway 321 Bypass S., Winnsboro, SC 29180
Saturday, Oct. 24 9 a.m.–1 p.m. & Saturday, Oct. 31 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Brookland Baptist Church
1066 Sunset Blvd., West Columbia, SC 29169
Dreher High School
3319 Millwood Ave., Columbia, SC 29205.
Perry Middle School (Challenger Parking Lot)
2600 Barhamville Rd., Columbia, SC 29204
Eau Claire High School
4800 Monticello Rd., Columbia, SC 29203
*Flu shots at Dent Middle School and Fairfield Middle School will be administered by SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC) staff.
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Do You Need A Covid-19 Test?
South Carolina’s first federally backed COVID-19 “surge” testing blitz is happening through early October. Register ahead of time at doineedacovid19test.com.
Here is the upcoming testing schedule:
Founders Park (USC’s baseball stadium)
431 Williams St.
- Drive-thru and walk-up testing available
- 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 27-Oct. 3
Martin Luther King Jr. Park
2300 Greene St.
- Walk-up testing only
- 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 21-Oct. 3
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Additional Testing and Other South Carolina-Specific COVID-19 Information
The South Carolina Department of Health website is a great resource for COVID-related information. It answers big questions like, Who Should Get Tested, What Are the Symptoms, How Can We Stop the Spread, and so much more. Visit the website here.
Additionally, our state’s one-stop website, accelerate.sc.gov, now provides South Carolinians a single place to see the latest data about economic revitalization efforts, COVID-19 statistics, and many other topics. Citizens can access the accelerateSC dashboards by visiting accelerate.sc.gov. Once on the site, a quick scroll down the homepage will take users to the dashboards. The dashboards include the following tabs: Employment, Education, Business, Economy, Social Impact, COVID-19 Impact, and CARES Act Funds.
