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SC hospitals slammed with calls as vaccine access expands

by Michelle Liu
| January 13, 2021 12:27 PM

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Hours after South Carolina opened up access to the coronavirus vaccine for seniors Wednesday morning, people trying to schedule their shots inundated hospitals and the health department with thousands of phone calls.

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