Michigan halts J&J vaccinations as sites scramble to switch to Moderna or Pfizer
Michigan halts J&J vaccinations as sites scramble to switch to Moderna or Pfizer
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The U.S. is recommending those administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine stop doing so for now while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer s office said Tuesday the state will heed federal warnings and halt the Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollout as localities across Michigan scramble to switch appointments to doses of Moderna and Pfizer.
Detroit ‘Neighborhood Vaccine Week’ still on amid J&J vaccine pause
City to administer Pfizer vaccine instead of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
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A nurse injects a patient with a dose of AstraZeneca vaccine in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Friday March 19, 2021. (AP Photo/ Diomande Ble Blonde) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
Appointments must be made in advance at 313-230-0505 to receive a COVID vaccine at one of Detroit s Neighborhood Vaccine Week sites.
DETROIT – The city of Detroit will still be administering coronavirus vaccines to individuals participating in “Neighborhood Vaccine Week” this week amid the nation’s recommendation to pause use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine.
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Amid a spike in infections and hospitalizations, the city is partnering with the school district and the Islamic Center of Detroit to distribute the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Detroit will administer the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine at several neighborhood locations next week. Eight sites including Henry Ford High School, Brenda Scott Academy, Randolph Career and Technical Education School, Western High School, Breithaupt Career Center, East English Village Preparatory Academy and Cass Tech High School will be open for one day of inoculations.
“We are creating more access for Detroiters across the city, bringing eight new locations online next week in partnership with DPSCD and the Islamic Center of Detroit,” says Chief Public Health Officer Denise Fair, as the city is adding the sites through community partnerships to stop the spread.