Dear SCDA Members:
We have received many calls expressing confusion and concern about the vaccine registration process in our state. The South Carolina Dental Association (SCDA) realizes that you are receiving multiple emails providing numerous options for obtaining the vaccine for yourself and your staff. We realize it is unsettling to receive multiple, and sometimes conflicting messages, but please keep in mind you are navigating a system that is still being created as it is being implemented.
The key word right now is patience. There are many people in different agencies and associations working together intensely to smooth out this process. The South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA), the Department of Health and Environment Control’s (DHEC) Vaccination Advisory Committee (VAC) and numerous other groups are under extreme pressure, with these circumstances. Please visit this website link from DHEC that is being updated daily for additional information:
The SCDA will continue to communicate to you any beneficial information as we receive it. We ask for your patience and trust that we are staying in touch with all key parties as decisions on these processes are being determined.
Sincerely,
Julia Mikell