Coronavirus: Vaccine Distribution Slowed By Johnson & Johnson Production Issue
Posted by Scott Lucas | Apr 10, 2021 |
Saginaw Valley State University student Matt Montroy is vaccinated on campus, Saginaw, Michigan, April 7, 2021 (Madison Thomas)
The Biden Administration’s Coronavirus vaccination drive will be slowed by a production problem with the Johnson & Johnson doses.
The White House’s pandemic response coordinator Jeff Zients confirmed the issue on Friday with a Baltimore manufacturing plant where 13 million to 15 million doses were contaminated. He said supplies will be “extremely limited” until regulators approved the production process.
Deliveries of the Johnson & Johnson variant are expected to drop by 86% next week. Government officials say supplies of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech versions could fill some of the gap.
ABC 10/CW5 Courtesy: Northern Michigan University Athletics
Courtesy: NMU
UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – No. 20 Northern Michigan University volleyball is moving on in the 2021 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Tournament after defeating Davenport University 3-1 in the quarterfinal round on Friday evening at Saginaw Valley State University.
The Wildcats led for much of the opening frame and took the lead for good after breaking a 7-7 tie. A Jacqueline Smith kill, assisted by Lauren Van Remortel, led to the tie and kicked off a six-point run for NMU. Smith had three kills in the run while Hailey Wickstrom had two. The run was capped off by a block from Wickstrom and Evynn Layshock.
Finlandia University
“Protecting the health and safety of our campusâ¯community has always been critical to our student experience, but never more so than during this pandemic,” Central Michigan University president Bob Davis said. “By data-driven planning and development ofâ¯measures to keep our community safe, we’ve been able to stay open and operational since returning to campus last June. And now, because ofâ¯Governor Whitmer’sâ¯unwavering commitment to make vaccinations available to all Michiganders, we are positioned and prepared to offer mass vaccinations to all of our students. We are appreciative to the Governor and her staff for their efforts to keep our community and all of Michigan safe.”
April 8, 2021
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has announced a new state partnership with colleges and universities to help provide COVID-19 vaccinations to residents. The department has released the following:
With all Michiganders eligible to receive one of the three safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is continuing its efforts to equitability distribute and increase vaccine accessibility. This now includes vaccine allocation to universities and colleges and expanded mobile sites in communities across the state.
“Vaccinations are the best tool we have to fight COVID-19 and end this pandemic,” said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, MDHHS chief medical executive and chief deputy for health. “We are committed to making vaccine accessibility simple and equitable, which is why we are mobilizing efforts to bring vaccines to college students, and to those who are most vulnerable or do not have a
The mobile clinics in Detroit and Hamtramck begin Wednesday and run through April 22. Dates and locations include:
April 14: Detroit Job Corps Center, 11801 Woodrow Wilson St., Detroit; Shrine of Black Madonna, 7625 Linwood St., Detroit
April 15: Historic King Solomon Church, 6100 14th St., Detroit; Salvation Army Harbor Light, 3737 Lawton St., Detroit
April 16: Ernst T. Ford Field Rec. Center, 10 Pitkin St., Detroit; Wings of Love, 17133 John R St., Detroit
April 19: Historic Little Rock Baptist Church, 9000 Woodward, Detroit; Greater New Mount Moriah, 586 Owen St., Detroit
April 20: YPAC/YALA, 2112 Holbrook St., Hamtramck; Kabob House, 11405 Conant St., Hamtramck
April 21: Russell Street Baptist Church, 8700 Chrysler Drive, Detroit; St. Hyacinth Church, 3151 Farnsworth St., Detroit (tentative)