While thousands of South Carolinians who are newly eligible for the coronavirus vaccine struggle to get an appointment, a Charleston church and pharmacy found a way to immunize members of their East Side community on a walk-in basis.<\/p>\n
They were regular attendees and people who\u2019d never before seen the inside of Ebenezer AME Chruch\u2019s education building, Nassau Street neighbors and suburb residents who crossed rivers get to the event. But they hoped, by the end of the day, to have one thing in common: a Johnson & Johnson vaccine in their arms.<\/p>\n
In a three-hour sprint on March 13, Ebenezer AME and Focus: Meds Pharmacy & Wellness hoped to vaccinate as many people as possible, Rev. William Swinton Jr. said. As part of the strategy, they decided to make the event a first-come, first-served, avoiding the online registration process that\u2019s befuddled many South Carolinians in Phase 1B.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a three-hour sprint, Ebenezer AME and Focus: Meds Pharmacy & Wellness hoped to vaccinate as many people as possible, Rev. William Swinton Jr. said.https:\/\/t.co\/t8FCi6I7Qt<\/a><\/p>\n — The Post and Courier (@postandcourier) March 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n