Bay Area counties may soon resume giving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, which is a big help for health officials working to vaccinate local homeless populations.
“For our efforts where it’s difficult to get someone a second dose, the J&J is a wonderful, wonderful vaccine,” said Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody.
And it doesn’t require the same intense refrigeration as Pfizer, so it’s easier for pop-up clinics that serve the homeless and other hard-hit, hard to reach communities.
As for everyone else, Cody said the pause, which lasted for 10 days and was enacted due to cases of rare blood clotting, hasn’t really hurt that much.
“We have lots of Pfizer and lots of Moderna, so there’s no limitation on availability for anyone to get vaccinated,” Cody told KCBS Radio.
The J & J vaccine pause was lifted by U.S. health agencies late Friday.
