J&J Vaccine Doses on Stand-by as County Awaits Guidance
The CDC recently recommended the use of the Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine to resume after a temporary pause nationwide.
Local health leaders say they are waiting for guidance from the state before administering the refrigerated J&J doses already on hand before the pause.
Montgomery County Deputy Health Officer Dr. James Bridgers explains where the J&J doses will be deployed once there’s a direction from the state.
County leaders say the pause of the J&J COVID-19 vaccine should not be a deterrent for residents who have not gotten vaccinated yet, as Moderna and Pfizer doses are other available options.
Montgomery County could relax restrictions as soon as tomorrow
By Tom Fitzgerald and FOX 5 Digital Team
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Montgomery County could begin opening up considerably more as soon as tomorrow.
ROCKVILLE, Md. - Montgomery County has now hit the 50% mark for county residents with at least one dose of the COVID-19vaccine, and that means it could take big step toward easing restrictions as soon as tomorrow.
In addition:
- Tables and chairs could be moved inside
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The new guidelines could go into effect as soon as Tuesday at 5 p.m. We will continue to increase, and as we continue to push for more individuals to get vaccinated and pre-register, we’re looking at our strategies to afford them greater access, so it may be memorial day, maybe before memorial day I cant give you a definitive timeline on that, said Montgomery County Deputy Health Officer Dr. James Bridgers.
According to county leaders, the number of allotted COVID-19 vaccine doses has slightly decreased on a federal and state level. During County Council President Tom Hucker’s media briefing on Monday, local health officials said the mass vaccination site at Montgomery College’s Germantown campus did ‘tremendously well’ last week by administering about 3,000 doses on Thursday […]
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Montgomery County has received 19,800 doses of the Moderna vaccine – and administered 14,952 of those as of Thursday. Local health officials say all of the allotted doses are expected to be administered by Friday, Jan. 15.
The county is currently in Phase 1A for vaccine distribution, consisting of frontline health care workers, staff and residents of nursing homes, and first responders. Montgomery County Deputy Health Officer Dr. James Bridgers says the county will likely continue through Phase 1 for the next couple of weeks, depending on the number of doses allotted from the state.