JCC vaccination clinic ending; doses going mobile in Jefferson, Lewis counties
WWNY JCC vaccination clinic ending; doses going mobile in Jefferson, Lewis counties By John Pirsos | April 26, 2021 at 5:44 PM EDT - Updated April 26 at 9:26 PM
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - The COVID vaccination clinic at Jefferson Community College is ending for people who need their first-dose.
Instead, the vaccines will be hitting the road. In Lewis County, mobile clinics are a focus as well.
For all the times we’ve seen Jefferson Community College’s clinic busy with people, it wasn’t last week. It had 300 doses and administered 67. The leftover doses will now go to mobile vaccination sites.
WATERTOWN — Federal officials called for a halt Tuesday to the use of the single-dose Janssen vaccine, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, while officials investigate reports of rare but possibly
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All adults in New York are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
Itâs true that the state stumbled with the rollout of its vaccination program in the beginning. But since then, health authorities have helped to pick up the pace.
Appointments at state- and county-run vaccine clinics are widely available and easy to set. People also can get shots through pharmacies.
Many individuals and organizations have made concerted efforts to ensure everyone is able to get a vaccination.
For example, county officials use lists of senior citizens registered for various programs to bring vaccines to their homes. The North Country Family Health Center sets up mobile clinics in more rural sections of this region.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is on pause. The federal and state decisions come after 6 people who received the J&J shot reported blood clots. Officials aren’t sure if it is the vaccine, but they re being cautious. Nonetheless, the halt hits here in the north country.