Local health departments suspend use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Health Departments switch on short notice after J&J shots stopped temporarily
and last updated 2021-04-13 19:05:14-04
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. â The recommended suspension of the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccination is complicating things for local health departments in West Michigan, who are racing to vaccinate people in the middle of a third COVID-19 surge.
âItâs frustrating. When we had all three vaccines that were readily available..it was the fuel we needed,â Kalamazoo County Public Health Director Jim Ruthford said.
Although frustrating, Kalamazoo County has been able to fill appointments by using the Pfizer vaccine, of which there have been no complications.
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Schools work to vaccinate educators as researchers study COVID vaccine for kids
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and last updated 2021-03-03 05:54:08-05
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â There is so much talk these days about who can get a COVID-19 vaccine, and when. But thereâs another line of thinking where people have no plans to get it.
What about our kids? Whatâs in store for them? Will it impact their return to school? We went to the experts to get a look at how transmission rates are staying low for schools and what early research is showing about vaccines in kids.
EARLY RESEARCH IN CHILDREN
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GRAAHI appoints 17-member advisory council
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The Grand Rapids African American Health Institute is now aided by a consultative council intent on growing the nonprofit organization in fighting racial and ethnic health care disparities in West Michigan.
CEO Vanessa Greene formed a group of 17 people to GRAAHI’s newly formed advisory council. The diverse group is drawn from all sectors to tackle deeply rooted issues in the local Black and Latinx communities to achieve healthier outcomes, she said.
The advisory council is chaired by Ken James, director of inclusion for the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, and Leon Hendrix, communications lead for Spectrum Health.