A bill to fine businesses that fire workers who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is headed to the South Carolina Senate floor.
If you’re looking to get a free COOVID-19 test, there will be free testing and vaccines at the COMET Central every day this week.
Governor McMaster says the mandate is unlawful, and South Carolina does not plan to court-martial guardsmen who chose to not get vaccinated.
On the vaccine front, an official with the FDA is suggesting a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine might be needed closer to fall.
Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey’s proposal also would fine a private company requiring the shot $7,500 per employee fired because of that mandate.
DHEC reports 1,977 new cases of COVID-19 and 114 additional virus related deaths in the Palmetto State.
If you’re still in need of a COVID-19 shot, the Richland Library location on Broad River Road is having a vaccine clinic tomorrow.
DHEC reports 1,611 new cases of COVID-19 and 166 additional virus related deaths in the Palmetto State.
DHEC is encouraging all pregnant women across the state to get their COVID-19 vaccine, after a new study from the CDC found babies whose mothers got the two-dose shots have a reduced risk of being hospitalized with the disease for the first six months of their lives.
DHEC reported a 43% decrease in COVID-19 positive patients admitted in just the past week.
