Some York County area CVS stores have Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine. How to sign up

Seven York County and Lancaster CVS pharmacies have doses of the newly approved Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine available in time for South Carolina to open up eligibility this week to more than half the state’s population.

Last week, officials with the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control said South Carolina will receive about 41,000 doses in its first shipment of the single-dose vaccine, also known as the Janssen vaccine.

About a week ago, the U.S. Federal Drug Administration authorized the pharmaceutical company’s vaccine for emergency use. Clinical trials showed that a single dose, which gives providers more flexibility than Pfizer and Moderna’s two-dose requirement, had an efficacy rate up to 72%, officials said.

“We have identified a large number of independent pharmacies who will be receiving those initial doses of the Janssen vaccine,” state epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell said during a media briefing last week. “We have a continued plan to roll out that particular product to help individuals who may be lost to follow up, who may not be able to get that second dose.”

Here are the CVS locations offering the J&J vaccine. Eligible patients can sign up for appointments online.

• CVS #1571 — 1740 Hwy. 160 W., Fort Mill
• CVS #4287 — 510 Tom Hall St., Fort Mill
• CVS #4288 — 2707 Celanese Road, Rock Hill
• CVS #16710 — 1900 Springsteen Road, Rock Hill
• CVS #7036 — 690 Bethel St., Clover
• CVS #5476 — 1869 Great Falls Hwy., Lancaster
• CVS #5479 — 7697 Charlotte Hwy., Indian Land

Who’s eligible in Phase 1b

Beginning March 8, Phase 1b, which accounts for 2.7 million South Carolinians, extends eligibility to anyone age 55 and older, people age 16 to 64 with preexisting conditions, and front-line essential workers, such as teachers, law enforcement officers, postal workers and grocery store workers.

Phase 1b, in combination with the state’s current Phase 1a, will allow 4 million South Carolina residents to get a coronavirus shot or about 78% of the state’s population.

South Carolina vaccine providers have given more than 1 million first and second doses, according to DHEC. As of this week, more than 750,000 people have received a first dose and more than 420,000 people have received both. That’s about 10% of the state’s population.

This week, South Carolina health officials are expecting to receive 62,010 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and 48,800 doses of Moderna, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. This does not include the state’s allocation of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Other vaccine providers

DHEC has set up an online tool for anyone eligible to receive the vaccine to find a nearby provider at scdhec.gov/vaxlocator.

DHEC’s vaccine information line — 866-365-8110 — details how to schedule an appointment with nearby providers.

Rock Hill Piedmont Medical Center Community Vaccination Clinic

• Galleria Mall, 2295 Dave Lyle Blvd., Rock Hill

How to schedule: The clinic is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Eligible patients should complete a vaccine request form. Patients will receive an email from the CDC with a link to register for an account in the federal Vaccine Administration Management System. Then patients can schedule an appointment.

The city also has a how-to guide. Or patients can call the clinic at 803-980-2684.

St. John’s United Methodist Church in Rock Hill is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday to help people register.

MUSC-Health

• Lancaster site, 800 West Meeting St., Lancaster
• Chester site, 1 Medical Park Drive, Chester

This story was originally published March 8, 2021 at 11:36 AM.

Cailyn Derickson

The Herald

Cailyn Derickson is a city government and politics reporter for The Herald, covering York, Chester and Lancaster counties. Cailyn graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has previously worked at The Pilot and The News and Observer.