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Post by M. Hawbaker on Jul 29, 2021 0:20:14 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators on Wednesday again extended the expiration dates on Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, providing health workers with six more weeks to use millions of doses of the shot. The Food and Drug Administration said in a letter to J&J that the shots remain safe and effective for at least six months when properly stored and refrigerated. It's the second time the FDA has extended the shelf life on the vaccines since June, when the agency said they could be used for up to 4 1/2 months. When first authorized in February, the FDA said the vaccines could be stored for three months at normal refrigeration levels. Health authorities in many states had recently warned that they could be forced to throw out thousands of doses of the one-shot vaccine without an extension. The change gives health providers more time to use remaining shots sitting at pharmacies, hospitals and clinics. After plateauing earlier this summer, vaccination rates have begun climbing again as the contagious delta variant surges across many parts of the country. news.yahoo.com/us-extends-expiration-dates-j-234324932.html
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Post by barb43 on Jul 29, 2021 3:17:57 GMT
Tired of this "schtuff", really tired of it. Our county hospital - which has the administrator who cries when they put him on camera - has re-instated covid protocols they had before, sort of. Cloth masks will no longer be allowed. Patients, visitors, and staff must wear N-95 masks or procedure masks. At least you can still have 1 person accompany someone who is going into one of the clinics to be seen; and hospitalized patients can have 2 approved visitors. How many new covid cases have actually affected people in this county since first of the month & how many are active now, & how many people have needed to be hospitalized & put on a ventilator? No numbers have been reported on, simply a lot of vague wording to make it sound like things here are bad, really bad. I don't believe a syllable of it.
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