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The pause of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has, in some areas of the nation, made it hard to get shots into the arms of people who are homebound, live long distances from vaccination sites, or are generally reluctant to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Johnson & Johnson is a one-dose vaccine, something that some people find convenient, especially if their primary mode of transportation to a hospital is an airplane.
“The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is … more convenient for people to utilize when they have difficulty scheduling a second dose,” said Shirley Young, a spokeswoman for the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. “For instance, if someone flies in from a rural area to Anchorage in order to have surgery and hasn’t yet been vaccinated, then the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would be a good fit.”
Johnson & Johnson pause makes it harder to vaccinate reluctant, hard-to-reach patients msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Print article Becky Pletzer’s recent op-ed was very good. However, I believe she missed the importance of the physical therapist. I myself have experienced many hours with them and the occupational therapist incidentally, I am a former Navy medical corpsman of six years. I stayed in the health field for the rest of my life. Now, at my age, using both the PT and OT on a regular basis at Alaska Native Medical Center, I have been treated the very best. My physical therapist is excellent, along with the other staff member, the competent occupational therapist. They have gone 100% out of their way to serve their patients with so much courtesy.