J&J Shots Coming Back to Federally-Supported Vaccination Sites
Federally-supported vaccination sites in the state of Florida will resume administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine starting tomorrow, April 25th.
The Florida Division of Emergency Management said sites will open at 7 a.m. and will have the capacity to administer 3,000 doses of the vaccine every day.
The announcement comes after officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration lifted an 11-day pause on Johnson & Johnson s single-dose shot Friday. Scientific advisers to the CDC decided the vaccine s benefits outweigh a rare risk of blood clot.
(1/4) Federally-supported vaccination sites will resume the use of the one-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine tomorrow, April 25 at 7 a.m. Each site will have the capacity to administer up to 3,000 doses per day. More info below ⬇️ FL Division of Emergency Management (@FLSERT) April 24, 2021
Johnson and Johnson vaccine returning to Florida FEMA sites on Sunday
Justin Matthews reports
TAMPA, Fla. - Up to 3,000 doses of the single-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine will be administered at all federally-supported vaccination sites in the state beginning Sunday at 7 a.m., according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
The Food And Drug Administration and the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention are giving the Johnson and Johnson vaccine the green light again after pausing its use for eleven days.
The FDA and the CDC said they identified a total of 15 blood clot cases among nearly 8 million recipients of the J&J vaccine which occurred in women between ages 18 and 59.
4/25/2021
Florida Department of Health Provides Week 19 Updates on Florida’s Vaccination Efforts Under Governor DeSantis’ Leadership
~State opens four additional state-supported vaccination sites to increase vaccine access~
The Florida Department of Health issued an update on the progress of the state s vaccination efforts, as well as its weekly COVID-19 update. The State of Florida is in its nineteenth week of vaccine distribution and is continuing to increase vaccine access statewide.
The state will continue to issue updates regarding the use of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. The state remains prepared to continue all current state vaccination efforts.
Governor DeSantis’ administration is taking the necessary steps to ensure the vaccine gets administered as quickly as possible. This week, new actions to continue Florida’s proactive approach to vaccinations includes the following: