Prisma to allow those 70+ to make vaccine appointments in person
Prisma to allow those 70+ to make vaccine appointments in person By WIS News 10 Staff | January 20, 2021 at 3:04 PM EST - Updated January 20 at 11:12 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Prisma Health officials have just announced a new effort to help people who are 70 and older make COVID-19 vaccine appointments in person rather than online or over the phone.
This effort will begin immediately for anyone eligible to get the vaccine those in the phase 1A group.
People who are 70 and older who do not have internet access or need help scheduling a vaccine appointment can take advantage of this new service.
Prisma Health offers help to 70+ people wanting a COVID-19 vaccine Share Updated: 3:55 PM EST Jan 20, 2021 Hearst Share Updated: 3:55 PM EST Jan 20, 2021 If you have had trouble getting an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine in South Carolina, Prisma Health says it will now offer help for people in the 70+ population. Prisma Health officials said individuals age 70+ who do not have access to computers or smartphones may be able to receive in-person assistance for scheduling and then the vaccination at every Prisma Health site except Richland Hospital in Columbia. While most Prisma Health hospital vaccination sites are taking a limited number of same-day registration/vaccination, when the patient flow creates unsafe conditions for the community or staff, people will be diverted to the two new large-scale community sites, one in Greenville and one in Columbia (see below). Officials say help with scheduling is available at Prisma Health vacc
Updated: 4:51 PM EST Jan 18, 2021 Prisma Health said has open dedicated, high-volume community COVID-19 vaccine centers in Greenville and Columbia.RELATED: Prisma Health plans to provide 10,000 vaccines per day, officials sayThe two large-scale COVID-19 appointment-only vaccination sites, which currently only administer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, include the following: Prisma Health Vaccination Site in Greenville 1 Kmart Plaza, Greenville, SC 29605 (near Greenville Memorial Hospital). The vaccination site, located inside the former Kmart building, is open Monday-Saturday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.Once this vaccination site opens, all community appointments from Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital will be transferred to this site. This vaccine site will be by appointment only through the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vaccine Administration Management System (VAMS).Prisma Health Drive-Vaccination Site in Columbia22 National Guard Road, Columbia, SC 29201 (Ga