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Hudson County pauses distribution of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
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Residents with appointments for the single-dose J&J vaccine will be accommodated with a new appointment. Photo by Golden Shrimp for Shutterstock.
Following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the state of New Jersey, Hudson County will pause administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine out of an abundance of caution.
Currently, the CDC and FDA are reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the J&J vaccine.
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“After reviewing the new information released from the CDC and consulting with our own experts, Hudson County has decided to proceed with caution and suspend administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine,” Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise said in a statement.
“Our vaccination site at the USS Juneau Center remains open for all eligible residents who will continue to be cared for under the watchful eye of the Hudson Regional Health Commission, which has done a remarkable job vaccinating our community safely and efficiently.”
The FDA said this morning that the New Brunswick-based pharmaceutical company had administered around 6.8 million vaccinations across the country.
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Hudson County vaccination site targeting 75+ population this week
Updated Mar 01, 2021;
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The Hudson County Vaccine Distribution Center in Kearny is prioritizing people who are 75 years old and older this week, officials said, part of a statewide effort to vaccinate the most vulnerable and at-risk populations.
The county’s vaccine appointment portal will only permit appointment times for the 75+ population this week, but in the event slots go unfilled, the portal will be reopened for all other eligible Hudson County residents. More than 300 residents over the age of 75 have already registered to be vaccinated on Monday, 30 of whom are over 90 years old.