ANGOLA â The Steuben County Health Department should know today what direction it can follow with the suspension of the use of the Janssen, or Johnson & Johnson, COVID-19 vaccine that has been flagged because of rare blood clot reactions to the shot.
Steuben County had put its use of the vaccine on pause from Tuesday through Thursday while it awaited direction from the Indiana State Department of Health.
âWe are waiting to hear from the State of Indiana on recommendations going forward,â said Alicia Walsh, administrator for the Steuben County Health Department. âWe should have direction by Thursday if we are allowed to offer Johnson and Johnson to the community in the future.â
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ANGOLA â The Steuben County Courthouse will be following more strict practices for COVID-19 for at least the next 60 days, said an order signed Tuesday by both judges serving Steuben County.
After the Steuben County Board of Commissioners decided to allow departments to follow eased practices for the pandemic after Indianaâs relaxation of the mask order and other guidelines, the judges let it be known that they were not going to ease practices that have been in place for months due to COVID-19.
They followed up with that in an official order on Tuesday that said the more strict policies of masking and social distancing would remain in effect âfor at minimum the next 60 days.â
ANGOLA â The Steuben County Health Department is hosting a Saturday vaccine clinic for COVID-19, it was announced.
The clinic will be held from 12:30-7 p.m. this Saturday only. The Health Department uses the Moderna vaccine.
Health Department Administrator Alicia Walsh said the special clinic was being held for people who cannot make the typical clinic hours during the week. We re trying to offer hours for those that might be working or have other responsibilities in the week, Walsh said.
This is in addition to the clinic offered by Cameron Memorial Community Hospital, also at the Event Center. Cameron s hours are 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Cameron offers the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine.
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