With cases of COVID-19 climbing to record highs, South Carolina\u2019s health care leaders and Gov. Henry McMaster pleaded with residents to continually wear masks and socially distance this holiday season to stem the deaths of loved ones, noting help is on the way but still months off.<\/p>\n
While South Carolina is expected to receive enough doses in the coming days to vaccinate at least 200,000 people, that won\u2019t be enough for even everyone eligible in the highest-priority group, which includes front-line medical workers and nursing home residents, McMaster said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt appears many people have let their guard down. I know we have fatigue, but now is not the time for us to let up. Now is the time to redouble our efforts,\u201d he said, cautioning that widespread vaccination \u201cwill be a slow process all over the country.\u201d<\/p>\n
But he reiterated he will not shut the state down again, as he did for roughly six weeks in the spring with one of the nation\u2019s shortest stay-at-home orders.<\/p>\n
Other states where Democratic governors ordered longer shutdowns and recently clamped down again have ruined their economy and killed hundreds of thousands of businesses, the Republican governor said, adding those actions did not ultimately stem the spread there.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a better way, and we all know what that is,\u201d he said, indicating the mask in his hand. <\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt appears many people have let their guard down. I know we have fatigue, but now is not the time for us to let up,\u201d @henrymcmaster<\/a> said.https:\/\/t.co\/MoPKuOnzSX<\/a><\/p>\n — The Post and Courier (@postandcourier) December 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n