The end of the line is near at the entrance to the Prisma Health vaccination location at the former Greenville Kmart.
The long line snaked around the side and back of Kmart.
"There are two factors that led to this decision. First, the delivery of our supply was changed at the last minute on Friday. We were told our supply would come in stages over several days this week, instead of Monday and Tuesday mornings. This morning we received only a partial supply delivery for the Upstate – and we still do not know the amount of the rest of supply we will receive this week for the Upstate or the Midlands.
The second factor is that the 65-69-year-old group showed up in overwhelming numbers today, and we have exhausted all of our walk-in vaccine supply for this week."
The line at the Kmart Greenville location snaked almost one-half mile around the building and took about two hours to finally walk inside for the vaccinnations. The Prisma Health's MyChart was so overwhelmed it crashed this morning. Part of the walkin backup was because the location opened at noon today instead of the 10 a.m. opened on previous Mondays.
"People who are due for their second dose – but who did not have an appointment – should now make an appointment on Prisma Health MyChart. As a reminder, the vaccination card is not an appointment," according to Saccocio.
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that second doses can occur anytime between 21-42 days after the first dose. As we receive our additional vaccine supply this week, we will open up second-dose appointments that match our supply for the remainder of the week," according to Saccocio's statement.
• For real-time updates at Prisma Health vaccination sites, visit www.PrismaHealth.org/Vaccine. Those without access to computers may also call 833-277-4762 for assistance, which is currently experiencing very high volumes, according to Prisma.