Averett to offer vaccines for those 12 and older wbtmdanville.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wbtmdanville.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Reinstating Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine could help with hesitancy
One health district director says it could help get more shots in arms
Tags:
DANVILLE, Va – Local health leaders say restarting the Johnson and Johnson vaccine again could help with vaccine hesitancy.
On Friday, U.S. health officials lifted an 11-day pause on COVID-19 vaccinations using Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot, after scientific advisers decided its benefits outweigh a rare risk of blood clot.
Health districts like Pittsylvania Danville and Southside have had issues with transportation and broadband issues when it comes to distributing the vaccine.
Its health district director says the pause on the J&J could be causing people to be more hesitant about getting vaccinated.
The Roanoke City-Alleghany, Southside and Pittsylvania/Danville Health Districts all plan to move into Phase 2.
That’s ahead of the statewide date of April 18th announced by Governor Ralph Northam earlier this week.
Credit AP Photo / Matt Rourke, File
Those in higher-risk groups will continue to be prioritized. And officials say anyone wanting to get a shot will need to go through the state’s pre-registration system.
You can pre-register here.
Here s the full press release from RCAHD:
(ROANOKE, VA) Based on the current demand and increasing supply of COVID-19 vaccine, the Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts will begin to invite pre-registered RCAHD citizens in Phase 2 (General Population) to make vaccination appointments next week, during the week of April 5.
Rapid drop in COVID-19 cases defies Va. modeling
After peaking at almost 6,200 on Jan. 18, new COVID-19 cases recently have averaged just more than 1,000 per day. Meanwhile, vaccinations across the state exceed 50,000 per day. Thatâs what we really donât want â for that virus to continue to evolve and interact with people who have been vaccinated and figure out ways to get around that vaccine. So itâs being kept alive by those folks who are maybe more hesitant and less willing. Bryan Lewis, UVA computational epidemiologist
By Kate Masters
In early January, Gov. Ralph Northam warned that the worst of Virginiaâs winter surge may not have happened yet.