Kansas will follow a federal recommendation to pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after six individuals developed blood clots as a possible side effect.
State health officials note none of those cases occurred in Kansas, but Health Secretary Lee Norman said Tuesday morning that it was better to heed the federal guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration just hours earlier. It is a small number, but you can’t turn a blind eye to something as significant as that, Norman said on a media briefing hosted by the University of Kansas Health System. We, therefore, are falling in line with (the federal guidelines).
More pop-up sites offer J&J vaccines Saturday news4jax.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news4jax.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Federal vaccine sites in Jacksonville area closing early for weather Saturday
Announcement will be made later if Sunday opening will be delayed
Published:
Updated:
Tags:
Gateway vaccine site makes switch to Johnson & Johnson shots only
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – All federally supported COVID-19 vaccination sites in the Jacksonville area will close at 3 p.m. Saturday due to the threat of severe weather.
This includes the Gateway Mall site, the Carver Recreational Center satellite site, the Oceanway Community Center satellite site, and the mobile unit at the Community Health Outreach Center.
A spokesperson said the decision was made because “guest and staff safety is a priority.”
Lawmakers have roughly three weeks to reach agreement on a budget, a period coinciding with an expected increase in Medicaid funding from the federal government.
Florida lawmakers might be getting a $10 billion influx of money from Washington and an infusion of additional state tax dollars, but the Republican-controlled House and Senate passed dueling budgets this week that would slash funding for hospitals and other health care providers and do little to help people with disabilities get off a waiting list for services.
The House on Thursday passed a $97 billion budget proposal for the coming fiscal year that includes $42.1 billion for health and human services. The Senate passed a smaller overall budget at $95 billion, but it would direct $42.3 billion to health and human services.
Dueling House, Senate Health Care Budgets Include 'Some Ifs' usf.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usf.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.