ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – As mass vaccines for COVID vaccinations in Colorado, North Carolina and Georgia are interrupting the spread of Johnson and Johnson shots, following numerous adverse reactions, the director of the health districts of Roanoke City and Alleghany, dr. Cynthia Morrow, not yet ready to sound the alarm.
“It’s just when people start to feel light-headed after the vaccination and usually just need to get the person to drink some water, put their head down, that’s usually all that is needed,” Morrow said during a video call with reporters on Friday .
According to Morrow, mass vaccination clinics in Roanoke have seen some cases of J&J reactions.
“We did have some reports of it. We have not had many reports of this yet and also see it with every vaccine. “We did not have anyone who had a worrying situation,” Morrow said.
Health districts Roanoke City and Alleghany will not receive any doses of J&J next week. But this has been planned in advance, as the state only expects a total of 14,800 doses next week.
“We’ll have enough Pfizer or Moderna,” Morrow said. 4,600 doses of Pfizer and 4,300 Moderna, in fact.
100 to 300 of these shots will be distributed on smaller occasions under the leadership of the Community Outreach Vaccination Team in an effort now underway.
This week, the team held a small clinic at Pilgrim Baptist Church in Roanoke.
These smaller-scale clinics are specifically targeted at community members who face obstacles to reaching the larger, traditional weekday vaccination opportunities in Roanoke, Covington and Craig County.
“This is really important to us because we see that the demand for our mass clinics is declining and our demand for our smaller clinics is increasing, and that we are shifting our resources to meet those needs,” Morrow said.
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