The decision comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched an investigation after six of the 6.8-million people who took the vaccine developed rare blood clots.
The six cases developed in women between the ages of 18 and 48, with symptoms occurring between six and 13 days after vaccination. According to the CDC and FDA, treatment of this particular type of blood clot is different from a more typical clot.
In a written statement, Tippecanoe County Health Officer Dr. Jeremy Adler noted that the number of people to develop the blood clot is less than one in a million, and it isn’t yet clear if the clotting problem is caused by the vaccine.
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Health care workers receive first round of COVID-19 vaccine
More than 300 health care workers were expected to receive the first round of the COVID-19 in Tippecanoe County Friday.
Posted: Dec 18, 2020 5:26 PM
Posted By: Balint Szalavari
TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) - Tippecanoe County has reached a major milestone in its fight against the coronavirus.
The first round of health care workers in Tippecanoe County received their COVID-19 vaccine Friday. This, only a day after the county received a shipment of more than 900 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
More than 300 health care workers were expected to receive the vaccine Friday. Doctors like IU Health Arnett s Associate Chief of Adult Inpatient Medicine Chris Mansfield said this is a big step in helping those fighting the coronavirus on the frontlines.
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Healthcare workers began receiving COVID-19 vaccinations Friday at IU Health Arnett, in the first phase of the state’s plan to inoculate Hoosiers against the coronavirus in the coming months.
Roughly several hundred people can be vaccinated at the facility per day. IU Arnett will vaccinate healthcare workers from Tippecanoe, Fountain, Warren, and Benton counties. The hospital received a shipment of 975 doses this week, with more expected to arrive next Tuesday.
“But we think there’s going to be more that’s in that shipment, because of the extra that’s in each vial,” said IU Health Arnett Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jim Bien, referring to reports that vaccine vials have been overfilled with additional doses. “We’re finding that’s true, that it appears that we’re getting more than the five doses from each vial, which is awesome. And we will not waste a dose.”