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Vaccination hesitancy talks continue at Pine Island COVID-19 Task Force meeting | News, Sports, Jobs

Vaccination hesitancy talks continue at Pine Island COVID-19 Task Force meeting By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | May 26, 2021 Discussions regarding vaccine hesitancy continued at last week’s May 17, meeting of the Pine Island Task Force. Dr. Daniel Hanley reported having “an embarrassment of riches” when it comes to the various COVID-19 vaccines on hand in his clinic. “There’s a lot of hesitancy. We have a time crunch, because Moderna is frozen so they don’t expire until October, but the Johnson & Johnson shots are refrigerated only. They cannot be frozen,” said Hanley, likening the J&J vaccine to milk, which expires if you don’t use it.

Task Force discusses reaching out to unvaccinated | News, Sports, Jobs

Island COVID-19 Task Force discusses getting information to the homebound and homeless | News, Sports, Jobs

Island COVID-19 Task Force discusses getting information to the homebound and homeless | News, Sports, Jobs
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Pine Island Task Force continues to discuss COVID-19 immunizations | News, Sports, Jobs

Pine Island Task Force continues to discuss COVID-19 immunizations By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | Feb 10, 2021 Monday’s Feb. 1 Pine Island Task Force meeting was primarily focused on current vaccinations. According to Dr. Jim Koopman, the length of immunity people can expect after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination is extremely varied. “Some people get practically no immunity and some people have higher levels of immunity, but all of them wane (according to current estimates) lasting no more than two years,” said Koopman, stressing that right now there is a great degree of concern regarding the South African strain of the virus. “There have been various strains that appear to be more transmissible and could have serious consequences with making the vaccine less effective,” he said. “The South African strain has a particular mutation that really affects the ability of the virus to be neutralized by antibodies from the vaccine or from prior infection. The worry about that par

Task Force discusses risks versus benefits of COVID-19 vaccines | News, Sports, Jobs

Task Force discusses risks versus benefits of COVID-19 vaccines By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | Feb 3, 2021 At its Jan. 25 meeting, the Pine Island COVID-19 Task Force discussed reactions so far from the public to the vaccines. Dr James Koopman said any physical reaction would likely become evident within minutes of receiving the vaccine. He said he believes any state level decision made regarding the vaccine should be backed by the proper input from medical authorities. Dr. Daniel Hanley weighed in on possible anaphylactic reactions by saying it seems that contributing pharmacies have a great deal of equipment on hand if necessary to handle allergic reactions, and that if people have a severe allergic reaction, he would hope the pharmacists reach out to their local doctors. Koopman pointed out that the time required in that kind of an emergency may not be an option.

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