By Melany Slaughter on March 17, 2021
MELANY SLAUGHTER / GAZETTE-JOURNAL
The Three Rivers Health District held a COVID-19 vaccination clinic Friday at Newington Baptist Church in Gloucester using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Pictured above are Mollie Andersen, left, and Joann Hamlin who administered the shots.
As the number of COVID-19 vaccines distributed throughout the U.S. continues to ramp up, clinics are being held with increasing frequency in the region.
On Friday, the Three Rivers Health District held a clinic at Gloucester’s Newington Baptist Church, using the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Compared to Pfizer and Moderna, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has a slightly lower efficacy rate. However, the J&J vaccine has proved to be effective in preventing serious COVID-19 infection as well as hospitalization and death attributed to the virus.