South Carolina lawmakers drop plan to vax mandates by private employers

For five hours Dec. 9, the South Carolina House debated a proposal to prevent private companies in South Carolina from firing employees who refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine, only to drop the measure before a vote, according to the Associated Press. Facing pressure from business groups in the state, Republican leadership stripped that ban from the bill, leaving it only banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates for state and local government employees, contractors and public school students.