Hi there,

Governor Henry McMaster has shown time and time again that he lacks the courage to lead us out of this pandemic.

While McMaster focuses on politics, people are suffering. In South Carolina, one of the least vaccinated states in the country, the Delta variant is ripping through our communities, cases are skyrocketing, and more senseless, preventable deaths are piling up at the Governor’s feet.

Well, I’m not going to stay silent while Henry McMaster does a whole lot of nothing and lets South Carolinians pay the price. I’ve created a science-based plan to tackle COVID-19 and increase vaccination rates across the state is what’s necessary to stop the spread and save lives. Here’s what my plan will do:

1. Request and distribute all available federal pandemic funding for South Carolina.
2. Partner with the CDC, as well as federal and state public health experts, to ensure that South Carolina is implementing best practices with regard to vaccines, variants, safety protocols, resources and other critical information.
3. Advise local governments to use American Rescue Plan funds and other COVID federal and state recovery funds to incentivize local constituencies to get vaccinated.
4. Implement a statewide mask mandate until state vaccination rates are 70% and above.
5. Require state employees to get vaccinated or submit to weekly COVID testing.
6. Require school-aged children, ages 17 and under to show proof of immunization to COVID-19 and related variants to attend South Carolina public (K-12) schools, colleges, and universities.
7. Appoint public health ombudsmen by county or region, to field questions, address concerns, disseminate accurate information, debunk misinformation, resolve complaints, develop and promote targeted pro-vaccination public awareness campaigns, and increase accessibility to vaccines.
8. Partner with local businesses and trucking companies to provide refrigerated trucks to county health departments for the purpose of storing and preserving vaccines that must be stored in frigid temperatures.

Make no mistake, friend, the Delta variant is dangerous and is making a deadly impact on our unvaccinated population.

It’s past time for Governor McMaster to take action — not grandstand and refuse federal assistance to score political points to help his campaign. South Carolinians deserve a Governor who will put our people first. And to be honest, we simply don’t have that type of compassionate, courageous leader in Henry McMaster. But when I’m Governor, we will.

Thanks for reading and stay safe.

— Mia

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