COVID-19 briefing: Snohomish County pauses adminstration of Johnson & Johnson vaccine Posted: April 13, 2021
Dr. Chris Spitters
During the weekly Snohomish County briefing on COVID-19, County Health Officer Dr. Chris Spitters announced Tuesday that effective immediately, the county is “putting a pause on the administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.” The rationale, he said, comes from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after their safety monitoring system captured six reports of Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients experiencing blood clots.
All six cases involve a clot in the veins of the brain called a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis among U.S. women between the ages of 18 and 48. Symptoms materialized six to 13 days after they received the Johnson & Johnson vaccination. Spitters emphasized “that this effect appears to extremely rare – six cases with over almost 7 million doses of this vacc
MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: March 13, 2021
Fire agency personnel working at a mobile vaccination clinic. (Photo courtesy South County Fire)
South County Fire is among 23 Snohomish County fire agencies participating in the effort to vaccinate communities against COVID-19 through the county’s Vaccine Taskforce.
Mass vaccination sites where Snohomish County fire agency staff are administering vaccine include the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe and Arlington Municipal Airport. Mobile vaccination units are also currently visiting adult family homes and high-risk communities throughout Snohomish County. Trained firefighters and other health care personnel are administering vaccines by appointment to residents eligible under Washington state’s vaccine phases.
Reminder: Snohomish County councilmembers sponsoring COVID-19 vaccine town hall March 2 Posted: March 1, 2021 527
Snohomish County Council Chair Stephanie Wright and Vice Chair Megan Dunn will be co-hosting a regional remote Town Hall Meeting regarding vaccines and vaccine distribution in Snohomish County on Tuesday, March 2 from 4:30-5:30 p.m..
Panelists will include Dr. Chris Spitters and Shawn Fredrick from the Snohomish Health District, Jason Biermann from Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management, and Rochelle Lubbers from the Tulalip Tribes. Opening remarks will be provided by County Executive Dave Somers.
The event is free and anyone from the public is welcome to join via Zoom at http://bit.ly/SnoCoTownHall. Questions from the public can be sent in advance.
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