Political leaders from both sides of the aisle mourn SC Democrat Don Fowler
Political leaders from both sides of the aisle mourn SC Democrat Don Fowler By Adam Mintzer | December 16, 2020 at 12:12 PM EST - Updated December 16 at 5:36 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Politicians and community members are mourning the loss of former South Carolina Democratic Party Chair and Democratic National Committee Chair
Fowler died at the age of 85 from leukemia, according to the Associated Press.
A well-known Democrat who led the national party under then-President Bill Clinton, oversaw the party’s 1988 national convention, and lead the South Carolina Democratic Party in the ’70s, Fowler was also known for being a professor at the University of South Carolina.
McMaster praises Summerville COVID vaccine equipment manufacturer
LIVE 5 ALERT DESK: McMaster visits Summerville COVID vaccine equipment manufacturer By Riley Bean, Patrick Phillips, and Nick Reagan | December 15, 2020 at 7:06 AM EST - Updated December 16 at 3:23 PM
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster lauded a Summerville plant that manufactures the ultra-cold freezers used to protect the COVID-19 vaccine after touring the facility Tuesday.
WATCH LIVE: Gov. McMaster is visiting a Summerville plant where freezers critical for storing the COVID-19 vaccine are being manufactured.Posted by Live 5 News on Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Praising the innovation he witnessed at Horizon Scientific minutes after completing the tour, he said the innovation shows “what we’re doing in South Carolina is for the future.”
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A look at how the first doses of the Coronavirus Vaccine could be distributed in SC
The FDA says South Carolina can receive as many as 300,000 doses by the end of the year
Dec 13, 2020 6:15 PM EST
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –As the first round of vaccines are shipped across the United States Sunday, state and local health officials are preparing for the arrival and the distribution.
The FDA says South Carolina could receive as many as 300,000 doses by the end of the year.
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster reminds South Carolinians that this is not a fast process.