Sunday s statement from the health officers recommends Bay Area health providers resume administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in an effort to prevent community spread and severe illness and death from COVID-19.
The region s health officers also support adding a warning label and the Western States Scientific Safety Review s recommendation that culturally and linguistically appropriate informational materials in an accessible reading level be made available.
The San Mateo County Health Department wasn t included on the statement, but a representative said Sunday the health officer for the county agreed with lifting the pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Sonoma County s health agency, which also didn t appear on the statement, did not immediately return a request for comment Sunday.
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