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Health departments get ready to expand vaccine age
Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, smcdaniel@myjournalcourier.com
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While many health departments are vaccinating their county’s population of those 16 and older, they may soon be adding a new age group to the rotation after the Food and Drug Administration approved an emergency use for those 12 to 15 of the Pfizer vaccine.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices approved the vaccine for use in 12- to 15-year-olds Wednesday, along with the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Now, health departments are preparing to add in the new age category, though only the Pfizer vaccine can be used for those under the age of 18.
After brief pause, J&J vaccine use resumes in region
Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, Journal-Courier
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Clinics already are being planned in Morgan and Pike counties, with plans being made in Greene County for once the department replenishes its supply. SOPA Images
After a pause in use, Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine will be added back into clinic rotations in west-central Illinois counties after the CDC recommended its use.
Clinics already are being planned in Morgan and Pike counties, with plans being made in Greene County for once the department replenishes its supply.
In Pike County, the health department has plans for clinics throughout the next month, three of them using the Janssen vaccine.
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West-central Illinois health experts fret vaccine hesitancy rise
Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, Journal-Courier
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People wearing masks shop at a home improvement retail store in Mount Prospect. The number of new COVID-19 cases has continued to rise in recent weeks in Illinois, with some officials fearing that a surge could be taking place. On Monday, all residents 16 and older became eligible to get a vaccine in Illinois.Nam Y. Huh | AP
With COVID-19 vaccine eligibility now open to all Illinois residents ages 16 or above, health departments are focusing on education as they try to address hesitancy among some in their communities to be vaccinated.