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Senate approves $208M funding bill to improve vaccine rollout Bill next goes to the SC House The South Carolina State House in Columbia. (Source: WCSC/WIS) By Adam Mintzer | February 11, 2021 at 10:04 AM EST - Updated February 12 at 6:07 AM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - A bill lawmakers and hospitals hope will help improve the vaccine roll out in South Carolina, in particular in rural communities, has passed the South Carolina Senate and is now heading back to the House. In a 40-1 vote, Senators approved a measure that would send $208 million to DHEC, MUSC, and other hospitals to improve te...

SC Senate passes bill to move teachers to the front of the vaccine line SC Senate passes bill to move teachers to the front of the vaccine line By Adam Mintzer | February 9, 2021 at 7:51 PM EST - Updated February 9 at 10:17 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - State senators unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would move teachers, school staff, and daycare workers higher up in the state’s vaccine rollout. The bill would add teachers to Phase 1A, the current phase of eligibility. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control would have to vaccinate teachers and school sta...