A panel of South Carolina lawmakers advanced a proposal Tuesday to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates for state and local government employees, contractors and public school students.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said a federal judge in Georgia heard arguments on the issue on Friday and issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday against enforcing the vaccine mandate.
Millions of Americans rely on insulin every day to manage diabetes, but some report having to spend hundreds of dollars a month on this essential prescription.
The health care system put the mandate in place following an order by the Biden administration. But a federal court has temporarily paused the vaccine mandate from taking effect and is no longer enforceable.
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control officials have warned about a possible post-holiday spike in COVID-19 cases as the Omicron variant is detected in the U.S.
South Carolina’s attorney general said more lawsuits could be coming if the state decides to challenge other pandemic-related actions from the Biden administration.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control says no case of the COVID-19 omicron variant has been detected in South Carolina so far.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control says it has not yet identified any cases of a newly-identified COVID variant in the state.
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The public health director for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control said Wednesday a steady decline in COVID cases had come to an end.
More than three times this semester, a UofSC senior says she has called her mom in distress after hearing of classmates who have taken their own lives.
The city of Charleston says almost all city employees met Monday’s COVID-19 vaccine compliance deadline, either by being vaccinated or receiving medical or religious accommodations.
Booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine are now recommended for everyone 18 and older after the CDC signed off on the booster eligibility expansion late last week.
Officials with the Medical University of South Carolina say they are seeking to stop six of its doctors from using confidential information to develop a cancer treatment facility at Trident Medical Center.
With just a few days remaining before the deadline to get a COVID-19 vaccine, many city employees in Charleston and North Charleston have yet to receive a vaccine or submit an exemption request.
South Carolina has become one of the latest states to join a national probe of Instagram and how its marketing may harm younger users of the social media service.
As the holiday season approaches, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is encouraging South Carolinians to take precautions against COVID-19 before and as they celebrate, citing spikes in cases following previous holidays throughout the pandemic.
South Carolina’s state epidemiologist urged people to get tested for COVID by Saturday to make sure they know their status before any Thanksgiving holiday gatherings.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Wednesday suspended implementation and enforcement of the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for private employers after a federal court blocked the measure.
A grant awarded to a Lowcountry hospital is being used to fund six internships for teenagers interested in science, technology, engineering and math career fields.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed a lawsuit on Monday in federal court to block the mandate requiring healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Students ages five to eleven at District 23 schools will be able to receive their first shot of the Pfizer vaccine at E.B. Ellington Elementary School today. Shots will be given out from 4 p.m. -7 p.m.
Employees at Trident Health will have to get the coronavirus vaccine. The CEO says it’s because it’s a condition to participate in the federal Medicaid program.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported a total of a drop in new cases, but an increase in deaths in the latest batch of tests.
