COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – With the surge of COVID-19 cases both locally and around the state, the Branch Hillsdale St. Joseph Community Health Agency has announced they are following state guidelines and reinstituting a standard 14-day quarantine for close contacts of COVID-19 cases. This will remove the option of a 10-day quarantine for non-variant cases.
Health Officer Rebecca Burns says that because of the increased number of cases, there may also be a delay in contacting someone who tests positive for the virus or has been in close contact to someone who has COVID-19.
Burns says if you receive a positive COVID-19 test result, isolate for at least 10 days from the start of your symptom(s) or your positive test date if you didnât have symptoms. Notify your close contacts that they may have been exposed and encourage them to quarantine for 14 days from their last date of contact with you.
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Branch Hillsdale St. Joseph Community Health Agency has paused using all Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines following a recommendation from the FDA and the CDC.
Health Officer Rebecca Burns says, âWe are stopping all use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine until we have more information and guidance. There is no impact on use of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.â
According to a joint statement from the CDC and FDA, as of Monday more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen ) vaccine have been administered in the U.S..
The CDC and the 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.