A newly proposed law in the South Carolina Statehouse would make it a criminal offense for your employer – or anyone – to ask about your vaccination status.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control responded to what it called “issues with multiple COVID-19 testing vendors and reporting facilities for failures to process tests and report results and case counts.”
The state health department is looking to combat staffing shortages in schools with new quarantine guidance, as educators describe the stresses of teaching during the omicron surge.
“Ignoring science and common sense, the Biden approach put millions of people out of work amid dismal economic growth and soaring inflation,” Scott said.
A companywide vaccine mandate appears to have ended a grim weekly event at United Airlines — the death of an employee from Covid-19, the carrier’s top executive said.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on Tuesday announced Tuesday 6,497 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and ten additional deaths.
Mace said she got tested Monday morning after one of her children tested positive for Covid-19. She said she is feeling okay and will be working from home in Charleston as she quarantines and recovers.
The Omicron variant and holidays has led to a surge in people wanting to get tested for COVID-19, leading to delays at testing sites and with test results.
“We know people are frustrated about long lines and the turnaround time for test results, but if more people were vaccinated, this surge and subsequent demand for testing likely wouldn’t be as drastic as it is,” DHEC said in a statement.
Nearly 800,000 boosters and third doses have been administered so far in South Carolina, and that number is expected to rise with another group becoming eligible to receive the additional shot.
A town administrator had placed Oakboro Police Chief TJ Smith on unpaid leave as discipline for his actions. Chief Smith remains on probation for six months.
"Wastewater is going to be a leading indicator for what's going on in a given community and what's to come," said a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.
The CDC warned people this week not to go on cruises, regardless of their vaccination status, because of onboard outbreaks fueled by the omicron variant.
As public health agencies, like the South Carolina Department of Health and Environment Control, work to boost vaccination numbers in the state, they are turning to community groups for help.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has updated their isolation and quarantine protocols to reflect current guidance from U.S. health officials.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported a total of 2220 new COVID-19 cases and another jump in the percent-positive rate.
The threat of Omicron, a rise in COVID cases due to increased holiday travel, and other seasonal viruses has South Carolina health officials on guard this winter. However, they hope wider availability of rapid COVID test kits will help keep South Carolinians safe.
