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Thursday, April 29, 2021
The past year was unique for everyone battling the pandemic, but it was especially challenging for refugees who had to acclimate to a new country while also navigating the pandemic. Many immigrants were left with little choice but to take up jobs with a high risk of contracting the infection or jobs where social distancing is impractical.
Immigrants were hired to clean hospitals with COVID-19 patient rooms. Kibrom Tefsu, a refugee employment specialist with Bethany Christian Services, felt that immigrants were grateful to have found stable employment even amidst the pandemic, immaterial of the risk of infection. A nonprofit organization that helps refugees relocate within the United States, Bethany Christian Services has its office in Allentown.
Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines clear for use in Pa., N.J. after feds give OK
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COVID-19 vaccines are administered at a drive-through clinic in January outside Dorney Park. Following federal guidance, Pennsylvania and New Jersey have again cleared the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.Saed Hindash | For lehighvalleylive.com
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The health departments in both states announced Friday evening that providers were notified of the change in the vaccine’s status. Its use was paused this month as the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration reviewed the cases of rare but potentially serious blood clots.
LVHN plans another mass-vaccination drive-through at NCC. How to get an appointment.
Updated Apr 23, 2021;
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Lehigh Valley Health Network will hold its next mass-vaccination drive-through clinic in Northampton County on Thursday.
The April 29 clinic at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem Township will provide 3,500 initial doses of the two-dose Moderna vaccine, according to LVHN’s announcement on Friday. That brand is available to anyone 18 and older.
Appointments are required for the clinic, which will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. One can be scheduled through a MyLVHN account, online at LVHN.org/appointment or by calling 833-584-6283. The hotline is open 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends.
Vulnerable immigrants, refugees in Lehigh Valley struggle to get COVID-19 vaccine mcall.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mcall.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.