Lines formed Tuesday outside Central Harnett Hospital several hours before a COVID-19 vaccine clinic opened for seniors 65 and older and healthcare workers.
>>> IN A FEW HOURS, VACCINATIONS WILL KICK OFF IN A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED VACCINATION CLINIC IN HARNETT COUNTY. HUNDRED PEOPLE CAN GET THE FIRST DOSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE. BRETT KNESE JOINS US FROM THERE, CENTRAL HARNETT HOSPITAL IN WILMINGTON. THE CARS ARE LINED UP AND PEOPLE ARE ALREADY WAITING.>> Reporter: THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. THE PARKING LOT IS FILLING UP A LITTLE BIT BUT THE FRONT DOOR IS HERE BEHIND ME. THERE IS PROBABLY A COUPLE DOZEN OR SO PEOPLE NOW, IN LINE COULD THEY STARTED LINING UP ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. MOST FIVE HOURS BEFORE THE CLINIC IS UNDERWAY. IT DOESN'T START UNTIL 10 THIS MORNING. HERE WHO IS ELIGIBLE, 65 AND OLDER, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GET THE VACCINE TODAY AND FRIDAY. YOU DO NOT NEED AN APPOINTMENT, IT IS A WALK IN STYLE CLINIC. DIFFERENT THAN THE DRIVING CLINICS. THEY HAVE VACCINATED ABOUT 2800 ON THE GOAL THIS WEEK IS 2000. IF YOU GET IN LINE TODAY, SURE YOU HAVE THE PROPER PAPERWORK FROM THEIR WEBSITE, READY TO GO AND BE PATIENT.>> WE ARE PRIORITIZING HEALTHCARE WORKERS. SO WE ARE TRYING TO GET THEM IN AND OUT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. AND THAT IS MAINLY JUST, BEAR WITH US, BE PATIENT, WE ARE TRYING OUR BEST TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, VACCINATED AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. THAT IS OUR GOAL.>> Reporter: THE CLINIC OPENS UP AT 10 THIS MORNING, IT'S A LITTLE OVER THREE HOURS AWAY. IF YOU DO PLAN ON COMING OUT NOW, IT IS FILLING UP SO BUNDLE UP. MAKE SURE YOU BRING A FOLDING CHAIR, WHICH IS A GOOD IDEA.