Just after the region began dispensing Johnson & Johnsonâs Janssen COVID-19 (J&J) vaccine at clinics, the CDC and the FDA recommended a pause in the use of the vaccine due to a small number of reports of blood clots.
On April 13, the departments called for a pause on the vaccineâs use after a small number of ârare and severeâ blood clots were reported in people, all women between the ages of 18 and 48, after receiving the J&J vaccine. These symptoms occurred six to 13 days after vaccination. As of April 13, nearly seven million doses had been administered nation-wide.
As of April 13, the CDC reported that of the 189 million doses administered of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, âno reports matching those associated with the [J&J] vaccine have been received.â
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As COVID-19 vaccine rollouts progress throughout Virginia, many students have begun to search for ways to get vaccinated as quickly as possible.Â
As of April 2, the Central Shenandoah Health District has moved into Phase 1C of the vaccine rollout process. Prior to this, the health district had been in Phase 1B since Jan. 18. Phase 1B included frontline essential workers, people between the ages of 16 and 64 with underlying health conditions, adults 65 and older and those who live in homeless shelters, migrant camps or correctional facilities. Phase 1C allows essential workers not included in phase 1B to be vaccinated.Â
For the majority of students, this means they didnât qualify to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Harrisonburg until recently.Â
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