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SC Lede: The Rates They Are A-Changin'

Despite several weeks of declining cases of COVID-19 in the state, health officials still urge caution and say preventative measures should still be taken, especially since only 51.7% of the eligible population is fully vaccinated.
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Despite several weeks of declining cases of COVID-19 in the state, health officials still urge caution and say preventative measures should still be taken, especially since only 51.7% of the eligible population is fully vaccinated.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for September 28, 2021: a Republican state senator pens an op-ed on how school districts can get around the state's mask mandate prohibition; state epidemiologists warn of the potential of another COVID-19 surge as case rates continue to fall; a look at SC Housing's multi-million dollar rental and utility assistance program; and more.

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Gavin Jackson graduated with a visual journalism degree from Kent State University in 2008 and has been in the news industry ever since. He has worked at newspapers in Ohio, Louisiana and most recently in South Carolina at the Florence Morning News and Charleston Post and Courier.