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Pause in J&J shots raises concerns about vaccine hesitancy in Maine
Worry mounts that a clotting problem with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will increase reluctance, but some remain eager and glad to be inoculated.
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Brian Cirone of Windham had an appointment to get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine Tuesday morning but got a call about 45 minutes before his scheduled time telling him it was canceled. Cirone now has an appointment Monday to get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, but says he’d take the J&J shot if the federal government allowed it.
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The pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccinations in Maine on Tuesday caused many providers and patients to review and in some cases adjust their efforts to inoculate against COVID-19.
“We’re simply not doing enough.’’
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Councillor Allan Booth raises an issue at the Timaru District Council draft Long Term Plan meeting Cr Allan Booth asked why there was a need for the unit, when all the climate change policy was being driven by central Government. He suggested sharing resources with other councils, rather than council having their own unit. “I don’t want these two advisors to be twiddling their thumbs and doing nothing,” Booth said. Dixon replied there was “a lot of work” that could be done in the climate change field, particularly when it came to measuring the impact on infrastructure.