BU not administering COVID-19 vaccine this week Provided by Jonathan Cohen SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras and BU President Harvey Stenger visited BU’s vaccination site on Friday, the last day it was in operation.
New York state pauses use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine, BU begins to provide transportation to vaccine sites
April 13, 2021
On Monday night, Binghamton University informed students that there would be no on-campus vaccinations for the remainder of this week.
According to the email, BU did not receive its allotment of vaccines this week because of a national shortage of Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
On Tuesday, multiple news outlets reported that federal health agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), had called for a halt in the distribution of Johnson & Johnson vaccines due to potential health concerns. According to The New York Times, this choice was made after a rare blood