NORRISTOWN â While Montgomery County health officials had to pause the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this week, under federal and state directives, they are continuing the vaccine rollout with available Pfizer vaccine.
All those who had appointments to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at a county vaccination clinic through Friday were contacted and given the opportunity to receive a Pfizer vaccine or to reschedule an appointment. Officials said 3,977 appointments for J&J vaccines were canceled for Tuesday and Wednesday.
âWeâve taken inventory of all of our remaining first doses of Pfizer vaccine and have updated our clinic schedule accordingly to only distribute Pfizer through next Tuesday, April 20. I am happy to share that we will be able to maintain operations at our five weekday clinics with our Pfizer supply,â county Commissionersâ Chairwoman Dr. Valerie Arkoosh said during a Wednesday news briefing.
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NORRISTOWN — Montgomery County’s Office of Public Health is temporarily canceling the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at its vaccination clinics for two days in an abundance
Philadelphia-Area Clinics Temporarily Close, Pivot After FDA, CDC Recommend Pausing Use Of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine
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Vaccination sites across the city had to quickly pivot from the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine to Moderna or Pfizer vaccines this morning. And as a result, some locations that only offered the J&J vaccine had to temporarily shut down.
The FEMA Esperanza clinic in Hunting Park, a site where the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is usually distributed, is now closed after the CDC and FDA recommended a delay on distribution.
In North Philly, the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium immediately pulled the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as well. But their site at Deliverance Evangelistic Church was in full swing. Luckily for folks in line waiting for the “one and done” the Moderna shot is a viable alternative.