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VDH COVID-19 Update: Cases remain low as J&J vaccine reinstated

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COVID-19 Daily Update

April 26, 2021

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This update is available online at healthvermont.gov/covid19

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Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Clinics Have Now Resumed

Vermont is resuming use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in clinics around the state this week. The FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it has studied and confirmed the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine is recommended for people 18 years of age and older, and that the pause on its use since April 13 could be lifted.

Vermonters age 18 and older can make an appointment for a Johnson & Johnson vaccine clinic, or change an existing appointment, by visiting healthvermont.gov/MyVaccine. Certain participating pharmacy partners, including CVS and Walgreens, are making plans to also offer Johnson & Johnson vaccine. People can contact those pharmacies directly.

The Health Department is encouraging people in the Northeast Kingdom who have not yet been vaccinated to consider coming to a drive-through clinic being held tomorrow (Tuesday, April 27) at the Barton Fairgrounds from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

This clinic will offer 400 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. People who attend this clinic will stay in their car. Someone will check you in, administer the vaccine, and ask you to wait for 15-30 minutes before leaving.

Appointments for the Barton clinic can be scheduled through healthvermont.gov/MyVaccine until 6:00 p.m. today. Walk-ins – or rather, drive-ins – are welcome on Tuesday. If you already registered – bring a friend!

Health Commissioner Mark Levine, MD said that while the disruption in Johnson & Johnson vaccine was unfortunate, from a public health perspective the actions taken to pause and study reports involving a rare and severe type of blood clot were completely appropriate.

“This is public health at work. We have a responsibility to make sure the science is sound, so that people have confidence in the J&J, and all vaccines,” Dr. Levine said.

Read Friday’s press release.

Part-time Vermont residents, including out-of-state college students, can make vaccination appointments starting April 29

On April 29, vaccine registration will open to college students who are residents of another state and do not intend to stay in Vermont for the summer, as well as to people who live part of the year in Vermont. This opportunity will be based on the vaccine supply we receive from the federal government.

Visit healthvermont.gov/MyVaccine to create an account and to get all the information you need to register starting April 29!

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In Vermont, 30 facilities have had more than one outbreak. Facilities that have had more than one outbreak are spread across multiple setting types, impacting all age groups. Learn more about places where an outbreak has occurred more than once in the latest Weekly Data Summary Spotlight.

COVID-19 Activity in Vermont

As of 12 p.m. on April 26, 2021

Data is updated daily.

Description

Number

New cases

35

(22,617 total)

Currently hospitalized

22

Hospitalized in ICU

6

Hospitalized under investigation

1

Percent Positive (7-day average)

1.1%

People tested

377,451

Total tests

1,545,018

Total people recovered

19,393

Deaths

244

Find more data on COVID-19 Activity at: healthvermont.gov/currentactivity.

COVID-19 Vaccine Data

As of 12 p.m. on April 26, 2021

Data is updated Tuesdays through Saturdays.

Description

Number

Total people who have received least one dose of vaccine

321,179
(58.8% of population)

Total people who have completed vaccination

221,842
(40.6% of population)

Find more vaccine data on the COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard: healthvermont.gov/covid19-vaccine-data.

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