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Pleblanc@breezenewspapers.com The basic reproduction number of the Delta Variant could be as high as 10 in c

Pleblanc@breezenewspapers.com At the May 24, Pine Island Task Force meeting, Dr. James Koopman said althoug

Vaccination hesitancy talks continue at Pine Island COVID-19 Task Force meeting By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | May 26, 2021 Discussions regarding vaccine hesitancy continued at last week’s May 17, meeting of the Pine Island Task Force. Dr. Daniel Hanley reported having “an embarrassment of riches” when it comes to the various COVID-19 vaccines on hand in his clinic. “There’s a lot of hesitancy. We have a time crunch, because Moderna is frozen so they don’t expire until October, but the Johnson & Johnson shots are refrigerated only. They cannot be frozen,” said Hanley, likening the J&...

Pine Island Task Force continues to discuss COVID-19 immunizations By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | Feb 10, 2021 Monday’s Feb. 1 Pine Island Task Force meeting was primarily focused on current vaccinations. According to Dr. Jim Koopman, the length of immunity people can expect after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination is extremely varied. “Some people get practically no immunity and some people have higher levels of immunity, but all of them wane (according to current estimates) lasting no more than two years,” said Koopman, stressing that right now there is a great degree of concern regarding th...

Pine Island Task Force talks vaccine safety By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | Dec 28, 2020 The Pine Island Task Force recently discussed Eric McCrea’s television interview, which covered his role on the Task Force as well as needed testing on the island. Member Martha Huard pointed out that Gov. Ron DeSantis has suggested potentially dispersing only one of the two COVID-19 vaccine doses recommended by the Department of Health. “He said that today,” Task Force member Jim McLaughlin said of DeSantis. “He apparently wants to stretch them out and give at least one vaccine to more people because ...