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Summit County Resumes Johnson & Johnson Vaccinations

Summit County will start administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine again on Saturday, May 1, 2021, now that the pause on its use has been lifted. Vaccinations with Johnson & Johnson were temporarily paused earlier this month while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration studied the possibility of blood clots as a side effect.  The FDA concluded on April 23 that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh its risks and approved it for emergency use.  The agency announced that the vaccine is safe but that health officials should monitor anyone getting the vaccine for blood clots. We have a responsibility to make sure the science is sound, so that people have confidence in the J & J, and all vaccines,” Summit County Health Commissioner Donna Skoda said in a statement.

Black Akron leaders, residents want better messaging on COVID-19 vaccine

Jessica Kirk is looking forward to her turn to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The 46-year-old mother of three and former medical secretary has a compromised immune system, which places her at greater risk of experiencing complications from the coronavirus that has already claimed more than 400,000 Americans’ lives.  Kirk is confident in the safety of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Her fellow community members, however, don’t all feel the same way. Many of Kirk’s neighbors in the predominantly Black and low-income neighborhood of East Akron are hesitant to take the vaccine because they fear negative consequences. “They think it’s just the government giving them something just to kill off, you know… the poor Black community. … [Not] just Black people, but minorities,” Kirk said on a frigid early January afternoon outside of Dave’s Supermarket, a bustling neighborhood grocery store.

Summit County to receive 5,750 coronavirus vaccines for people 80+ on Jan 19 or 20; no countywide registration database

Summit County to receive 5,750 coronavirus vaccines for people 80+ on Jan. 19 or 20; no countywide registration database Updated Jan 13, 2021; Posted Jan 13, 2021 In a NJ.com file photo, a resident at Juniper Village at Chatham receives his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 11, 2021. People 80 and older are set to begin receiving coronavirus vaccines next in Summit County, but are mostly on their own in figuring out where and when to go. Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media Facebook Share AKRON, Ohio – Summit County is expecting to receive more than 5,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine next week, but is largely leaving people 80 and older on their own to figure out where and how to get vaccinated.

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