| McMaster wants money for jobless fund, small businesses S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster recommended that a second round of pandemic relief funding be used to replenish the state’s unemployment trust fund and help small businesses that did not receive federal loans. The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce projected earlier this year that the unemployment fund would run out of money by the end of the year. DHEC developing COVID-19 vaccination plan The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control said the plan is being formulated in accordance with federal guidance. Initial doses, when available, will be allocated to those at highest risk of contracting the coronavirus. | 