SC Public Health nominee to return to hot seat as COVID response colors confirmation
Dr. Edward Simmer has been the target of people upset over the COVID pandemic response even though he started working for the ...
‘A stalwart’ or ‘South Carolina’s Dr. Fauci’? Meet the man who wants SC to be ‘the healthiest state’
Opinion editor Matthew T. Hall explains why you should want Dr. Edward Simmer, Gov. Henry McMaster’s nominee to be the ...
Gov. McMaster's pick to lead health department says he was threatened with fake car bomb and harassed
Dr. Edward Simmer, nominee to lead Department of Public Health, rebuked false claims against him during confirmation hearing.
Editorial: SC's schoolyard bullies are back, and — surprise — they're spreading more lies
SC Gov. Henry McMaster's pick to lead new SC Department of Public Health attacked because he supports COVID, other vaccines, ...
South Carolina public health chief’s confirmation hearing overshadowed by COVID anger
The doctor who would be the first director of South Carolina’s newly organized health agency has a vision of reducing infant ...
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Nominee to lead SC health agency facing backlash tied to vaccines
COLUMBIA, S.C. — As the first director of South Carolina's newly organized health agency, Dr. Edward Simmer has a vision of reducing infant mortality, fighting childhood cancers and reducing ...
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SC Public Health nominee to return to hot seat as COVID response colors confirmation
Dr. Edward Simmer, the interim director of the South Carolina Department of Public Health, testifies at a confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Medical Affairs Committee on Thursday, March ...
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South Carolina public health chief's confirmation hearing overshadowed by COVID anger
COLUMBIA, S.C. — As the first director of South Carolina's newly organized health agency, Dr. Edward Simmer has a vision of reducing infant mortality, fighting childhood cancers and reducing ...