Local pharmacies bombarded with questions, concerns about J&J vaccine
Local pharmacies bombarded with questions following decision to pause J&J vaccine By Tristan Ruppert | April 14, 2021 at 7:48 AM CDT - Updated April 14 at 10:08 AM
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Across the country, many people are seeking answers following Tuesday’s announcement from top medical officials to pause the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
In South Mississippi, pharmacies say it was a busy day as people reached out to them with questions.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that they were looking into unusual clots in six women between the ages of 18 and 48. One person died.
Easter: Churches ready for resurrection
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Worshippers gather on Easter Sunday morning, April 4, 2021, for an outdoor sunrise service at the Jefferson Memorial Gardens cemetery in Trussville. (Photo by Greg Garrison/AL.com)
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This year, many of them still will be.
For Easter 2021, there are signs of resurrection. Outdoor worship services are happening. So are cautious, limited indoor worship services.
At Central Community Christian Church in Montgomery, where they haven’t worshipped together in person since Feb. 23, 2020, the small congregation will meet in person on Easter morning at 10 a.m.
“Yes, we are going to open up this Sunday,” said the Rev. Robert C. Belcher, senior pastor of Central Community Christian Church. “We’re getting ready to start back.”
COVID in Alabama: Faith helps people through pandemic
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Many people say that faith has helped them through the isolation of the pandemic.
“I’ve seen faith grow and become more important in everyday life,” said Chaplain Glenn Winter, director of pastoral care at the Coosa Valley Medical Center in Sylacauga. “It’s a lot easier to deal with struggles if you have faith.”
The foundations of religious practice have been shaken during the past year, with most congregations taking a hiatus from worshipping together in person.
Most congregations shut down for several months, then reopened with limited seating and social distancing requirements.
Remote church brought new opportunity, pastor says
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Remote church has brought new opportunities, said the Rev. Adam Mixon, pastor of Zion Springs Baptist Church since 2001.
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Zion Spring Baptist Church in Avondale hasn’t met in person for a Sunday service for more than a year- since the end of February 2020.
Yet the congregation has remained engaged, continued its financial support and intensified its social contacts while being physically remote, said the Rev. Adam Mixon, pastor of Zion Springs Baptist since 2001.
“I was anticipating a drop off in faithfulness and giving,” Mixon said. “We’ve been surprisingly resilient.”