Then he got a call.
A friend had given his name to someone from Roper St. Francis. The hospital system was setting up a mass vaccination event in North Charleston. Henderson, who works in real estate and lives in Goose Creek, was able to schedule one of the first appointments.
“It was just a matter of luck that a family friend was able to get my name on,” he said. “I was actually lucky. … I was a guinea pig, one of the first registrations. “
More than 500 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines would be distributed for scheduled appointments at a Roper St. Francis Healthcare drive-thru facility in the North Charleston Coliseum parking lot on January 20, 2021. Vaccine demand remains high. greater than the offer. Andrew J. Whitaker / Staff