Vice President Kamala Harris urges people to get vaccinated during visit to Greenville

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Greenville Monday to encourage South Carolina residents to get themselves and their families vaccinated.

"Vaccination gives protection," she said. "This act, in a way, is a projection of love thy neighbor," she said to a crowd of over 150 volunteers and local Democratic officials at Greenville's Phillis Whitley Community Center.

as of Monday morning. That's about 43.4% of Americans, and about 52.4% have received at least one shot."These vaccines are built over decades of research,” Harris said, zeroing in on fears caused by misinformation surrounding the vaccines. “I know it seems like it happened overnight.” “The vaccine is plentiful,” McMaster said. “At our high point, we had over 1,000, maybe 1,200 locations, counting pharmacies, as well as doctors offices and hospitals," McMaster said.

Trump supporters with the MYSCGOP group, including Nicole Morgan, right, and her daughter McKenna Morgan, left, protest as Vice President Kamala Harris visits Greenville Monday morning. Harris, who was accompanied by Walgreens CEO Rosalind Brewer and tour guide Niki Pappos-Elledge, spoke to Curry and clapped when the shot had been administered.

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