South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, so frustrated with the large number of COVID-19 vaccines still sitting in pharmacy and hospital refrigerators, last week set a deadline for health-care workers to be inoculated or lose their chance.
“It’s like boarding an airplane,” the Republican said. “When they call your rows, if you don’t get on the plane, you go to the back of the line.”
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This editorial was written by Michael Morris, managing editor of The Facts.
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