Operational Update: Over Past Week, $5 Million in Insulin for Syria, 25-Ton Charter for Nepal Covid Response and More
Direct Relief also provided India with $17 million worth of donated Covid-19 therapies from Eli Lilly, which cleared customs this week and will be used by hospitals treating Covid-19 patients.
A pharmacist with Syria Relief and Development stocks shelves during medical response efforts. Direct Relief supported the group with $5.5 million worth of donated insulin products over the past week. (SRD photo)
Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 311 shipments of requested medical aid to 44 U.S. states and territories and 14 countries worldwide.
The Capstone Clinic in Dillingham. Oct. 27, 2020.
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Sixty percent of people 16 and older in Dillingham are now vaccinated against COVID-19. And that number will likely rise.
Dillingham plans to host a number of pop-up COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinics, which are set to start at the end of May and run through July. Interim City Manager Gregg Brelsford says the city plans to use state funding as a stopgap until federal stimulus money, called the American Rescue Plan, becomes available in mid-July.
“That’s our estimate right now, based on the information we have, Brelsford said. So we’ve structured our program to go for two months to give us a bridge between now and the time when we should get that additional money. And then we can continue the program if the city wants to at that time.”
The entrance of Kanakanak Hospital. February, 2021.
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The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is available in Bristol Bay once again, after a two week pause.
The Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation announced Friday that it has started to offer J&J shots again after the CDC and the FDA lifted a pause on the single-dose vaccine on April 23.
The CDC paused use of the J&J vaccine in mid-April, after six cases of abnormal blood clotting were detected in patients who received shots. The blood clots occurred mainly in women between ages 18-49. Those instances were extremely rare the CDC said that only seven cases were reported per million women in that age group who received the vaccine.
The Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation is pausing the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, following federal and state recommendations. BBAHC says the pause will not affect vaccine availability.
BBAHC received a small batch of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in March. The hospital prioritized it for those with allergies to the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.
Credit KDLG/Brian Venua
The Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation is pausing the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, following federal and state recommendations. BBAHC made the announcement Wednesday in a press release.
Six cases of abnormal blood clotting were detected in patients who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine out of 7 million doses nationwide. None of those individuals live in Alaska. BBAHC says the pause will not affect vaccine availability. It will continue to use Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.
The Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation is pausing the use of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, following federal and state recommendations.BBAHC says the pause will not affect vaccine availability.
BBAHC received a small batch of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in March. The hospital prioritized it for those with allergies to the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.
Credit KDLG/Brian Venua
The Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation is pausing the use of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, following federal and state recommendations. BBAHC made the announcement Wednesday in a press release.
Six cases of abnormal blood clotting were detected in patients who received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine out of 7 million doses nationwide. None of those individuals live in Alaska. BBAHC says the pause will not affect vaccine availability. It will continue to use Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.