CVS, Walgreens to resume administering Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine - WCVB Boston

CVS and Walgreens will resume administering Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine this week.Health regulators recommended a pause in giving the company's one-dose shots as they investigated rare but serious cases of blood clots in women who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.The pause was lifted on Friday after a warning was added to help women decide if they wanted to receive the shot. Massachusetts is expected to receive about 4,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson shots this week, officials confirmed. At Union Pharmacy in Newton Centre, they're getting so many calls for the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, they're now offering walk-in clinics."People just say easy, get it done, and they're ready to move on with their lives and see their grandparents," said Dr. Xiaoyan Qin.One woman who drove two hours just so she could get the one-dose shot. "I feel safer just getting one shot. I don't feel comfortable with the MRNA technology. I don't know enough about it to feel safe about it," said Antoinette Brown.The pharmacy is bracing for a line out the door at their walk-in clinic."Overall people are not hesitant in getting the vaccines. They are very happy that we started providing this service, especially the walk-ins. They're so thankful," said Dr. Ripsime Guyumdzhyan, pharmacy manager. The state re-authorized the use of the vaccine Friday night not long after the pause was lifted by the CDC. Federal health leaders hope the process will increase confidence in the vaccine."The CDC and the FDA are the gold standard for both safety and the evaluation of efficacy. I think in the long run what we are going to see, and we will probably see it soon, is that people will realize that we take safety very seriously," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Biden administration's top medical adviser on the pandemic.Massachusetts is one of more than 30 states now resuming use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.Massachusetts vaccination progressNew data is typically published daily around 5 p.m. and weekly reports are typically released on Thursdays, also around 5 p.m.

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CVS and Walgreens will resume administering Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine this week.

Health regulators recommended a pause in giving the company's one-dose shots as they investigated rare but serious cases of blood clots in women who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

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The pause was lifted on Friday after a warning was added to help women decide if they wanted to receive the shot.

Massachusetts is expected to receive about 4,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson shots this week, officials confirmed.

At Union Pharmacy in Newton Centre, they're getting so many calls for the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, they're now offering walk-in clinics.

"People just say easy, get it done, and they're ready to move on with their lives and see their grandparents," said Dr. Xiaoyan Qin.

One woman who drove two hours just so she could get the one-dose shot.

"I feel safer just getting one shot. I don't feel comfortable with the MRNA technology. I don't know enough about it to feel safe about it," said Antoinette Brown.

The pharmacy is bracing for a line out the door at their walk-in clinic.

"Overall people are not hesitant in getting the vaccines. They are very happy that we started providing this service, especially the walk-ins. They're so thankful," said Dr. Ripsime Guyumdzhyan, pharmacy manager.

The state re-authorized the use of the vaccine Friday night not long after the pause was lifted by the CDC. Federal health leaders hope the process will increase confidence in the vaccine.

"The CDC and the FDA are the gold standard for both safety and the evaluation of efficacy. I think in the long run what we are going to see, and we will probably see it soon, is that people will realize that we take safety very seriously," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Biden administration's top medical adviser on the pandemic.

Massachusetts is one of more than 30 states now resuming use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Massachusetts vaccination progress

New data is typically published daily around 5 p.m. and weekly reports are typically released on Thursdays, also around 5 p.m.