South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster issued an executive order on Thursday prohibiting state agencies in his cabinet from requiring the COVID-19 vaccine. According to a press release, the prohibition applies to the 19 state agencies that comprise the governor’s cabinet. McMaster said in the executive order that though the state must continue to take “narrowly tailored actions” in handling COVID-19, the state must “simultaneously guard against unwarranted, unprecedented, and unlawful efforts by the federal government to expand federal authority and intrude upon the sovereign interests of the state and the recognized rights and liberties of South Carolinians.” In September, President Joe Biden announced he directed the Department of Labor to develop a rule that companies with more than 100 employees must require the COVID-19 vaccination. On Thursday, the Biden administration released the new rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that would expand to future employees who have …