Now that a COVID-19 vaccine has received FULL Food & Drug Administration approval, we truly can help end the pandemic. But there has been concern, especially among minorities, that the vaccine is not safe. Can we trust it? How was it developed so quickly? Should you get it? Are you going to get it? Jaqui […]

by: WSPA Staff Posted: Aug 12, 2020 / 02:35 PM EDT / Updated: Aug 12, 2020 / 02:35 PM EDT (WSPA) – Camp Victory, put on for kids battling cancer, went virtual this year. Families were sent packages called “camp-in-a-box” with all of the items needed for the fun activities. This included all of the ingredients for s’mores, water […]

Updated: 12:00 AM EDT Aug 10, 2020 Joe Ripley  Anchor Every three minutes, a child gets cancer, according to Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas. The organization cites cancer as the number one disease that kills children. And yet, they’re providing hope one box at a time. They put a twist on the traditional summer […]

By Adam Mintzer | May 16, 2020 at 4:37 PM EDT – Updated May 17 at 5:25 AM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Children generally have more mild symptoms of COVID-19 than adults, according to the CDC. But some parents are sure contracting coronavirus could be life-threatening for their kids. Children with cancer have weaker immune systems and therefore are […]

Pediatric Cancer patients face additional hardships during COVID-19. (Source: Children’s Cancer Partners) WECT News By Emily Featherston April 1, 2020  https://www.wect.com/2020/04/01/coronavirus-presents-new-challenges-pediatric-cancer-patients/   SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA (WECT) – For children battling pediatric cancer and for their family, the novel coronavirus presents a special set of problems. Due to the immune suppression caused by many cancer treatments, […]