VP Kamala Harris visiting South Carolina to jump start national COVID vaccination push
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Vice President Kamala Harris will make her first official return to South Carolina on Monday, visiting Greenville to help jump start the White House’s national COVID-19 vaccination push that has centered particularly on the South where shots lag, the White House confirmed.
The tour is part of the administration’s goal of getting vaccines into 70% of U.S. adults by July 4. Now, the percentage is about 64%.
South Carolina remains among the lowest in the country for getting vaccine shots into arms. Only 38.7% of eligible South Carolinians are fully vaccinated, according to the state Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Monday’s visit will be Harris’ first stop in South Carolina as the vice president and since joining President Joe Biden’s ticket last year after she exited the Democratic presidential primary contest.
The White House has not released details about when Monday she will visit or where she will stop.
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