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J&J Vaccine Pause Lifted-Here's What to Know Staff and wire reports © Provided by NBC Boston Vials labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and syringe are seen in front of displayed Johnson & Johnson logo in this illustration taken, February 9, 2021. The vaccine will be used again in Vermont starting next week, state health officials there said. Here's what we know about the vaccine and the lifting of the pause. Why was the use of the J&J vaccine paused by federal health agencies? The use of the J&J vaccine had been paused for 11 days after reports surfaced of rare, unus...

Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine can resume immediately in Massachusetts Updated 8:23 AM; Vaccinations with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine can now resume in Massachusetts after U.S. health officials lifted an 11-day pause on the vaccine due to blood clot concerns. The Department of Public Health has begun notifying providers they may resume administering the Johnson & Johnson immediately, according to Kate Reilly, a spokeswoman for the state’s COVID-19 Response Command Center. “Following the CDC’s decision today to resume use of the — Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine, the M...

Massachusetts gets its shot: Coronavirus vaccine eligibility expands to 16-plus Rick Sobey © Provided by Boston Herald Boston, MA. - March 19: Sally McGowan of Cataldo fills a needle with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Hynes Convention Center on March 19, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Staff Photo By Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald) It’s the phrase so many Bay Staters have been anxiously waiting to see on coronavirus vaccine provider websites: “Vaccine eligible,” and it is finally true for everyone 16-and older on Monday. About 1.7 million more people in...

All Mass. residents 16 and older are now able to book a vaccine appointment By Shannon Larson Globe Staff,Updated April 19, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend Health professionals administered the COVID-19 vaccine to at least 200 essential workers at the Chelsea Senior Center in early April.Erin Clark/Globe Staff As the coronavirus vaccination drive enters its fifth — and most pivotal — month, appointments opened to all Massachusetts residents age 16 and older on Monday. State officials will face their biggest test yet now that eligibility for shots has been expanded to include peo...

Massachusetts is almost halfway to governor’s vaccination goal. But a big challenge lies ahead. Starting Monday, anyone 16 or older can book their shot By Robert Weisman and Emma Platoff Globe Staff,Updated April 18, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend Officials in Governor Charlie Baker's administration say that while a new surge of demand is likely Monday with the widened eligibility for vaccines, the state's preregistration system and improved logistics at vaccine sites have left providers better prepared to meet it.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff It took three months for Massachusetts to...