Counties adjust vaccine appointments following Johnson & Johnson news
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Apr 13, 2021, 12:28pm EDT
Hudson Valley counties are modifying vaccine appointments due to the statewide pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
The Putnam County Department of Health canceled all appointments for that vaccine today at the county’s vaccination site.
The county says all individuals will be offered the Moderna vaccine instead.
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In Rockland County, officials say their Department of Health has not received Johnson & Johnson since Week 14, which was March 15 to 21, so there are not any Johnson & Johnson vaccination appointments currently scheduled at the Pomona clinic.
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Vaccination Numbers Rise Along with Variant Concerns Written by Putnam County Health Department
COVID case numbers in Putnam County remain high, and this raises concern among local health officials. Increasing case numbers in March, after an all-time high in January, are especially worrisome given the backdrop of more transmissible virus variants spreading across the country. Officials everywhere are hoping the race to vaccinate can outpace the rise in case numbers.
“Rising case numbers cause concern for setbacks in reopening,” said Alison Kaufman, DVM, MPH, the new epidemiologist, recently welcomed at the Putnam County Department of Health. The science of epidemiology, which is essentially the study of community disease patterns in a search for causes and solutions, is the backbone of evidence-based public health practice. Dr. Kaufman, who holds a doctorate of veterinary medicine, in addition to a master’s degree in public health, joined the staff in March.
Vaccine eligibility and access are expanding again Written by Putnam County
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Vaccine eligibility and access are expanding again, giving the Putnam County Department of Health the ability to vaccinate more of the county’s residents, Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell said.
All New Yorkers 60 years of age and older will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations as of March 10, following a change in state rules. Public-facing government and nonprofit employees and building workers will be added March 17 to the growing list of essential workers who are eligible for the vaccines.
“Our frontline employees who deal with the public every day, are finally able to get the vaccine protection they need,” County Executive Odell said. “We have asked for this for a long time, and I’m very happy the state finally listened.”
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