Covid-19 Vaccine

Connecticut is working with providers to try and replace doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines with Pfizer and Moderna instead while the FDA and CDC investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. The single shot dose of Johnson & Johnson has been a key part of some of Connecticut’s vaccination efforts, especially in underserved communities. In New Haven, the...

The FDA’s decision to pause use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has left clinics and pharmacies around the United States, including in Connecticut, to adjust.

A walk-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic is being held at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven on Wednesday and Thursday. Officials said the Moderna vaccine will be available for New Haven residents who are 18 or older and no appointment is necessary. Anyone wishing to get a vaccine is urged to bring a photo ID. The vaccinations will be provided free…

Keith Grant, APRN and System Director of Infection Prevention at Hartford HealthCare, shares the latest information.

The FDA and CDC pausing use of the J& Janssen vaccine sends a signal to doctors across the nation to look out for the rare blood clots that occurred in 6 women out of millions of patients who received this brand of vaccine, and come up with guidance for how to treat those clots, NBC News senior medical correspondent Dr....

The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.

Students returning to Wesleyan University in the fall will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the school.

Health departments across the state are scrambling after the state paused use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine following new concerns over dangerous, rare blood clots.

The CDC and FDA have recommended a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots that occurred in six women in the days after vaccination. More than 6.8 million people have received the J&J vaccine in the United States, the vast majority with no or mild side effects....

The Johnson and Johnson Janssen vaccine has been useful – it’s one dose and doesn’t need ultracold storage. Former FDA Associate Commissioner Peter Pitts weighs in after the FDA and CDC suspended use of the vaccine amid rare reports of blood clots.

Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the CDC, explains what to monitor if you recently received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

Dr. Peter Marks, Director, FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, explains why the FDA recommended a pause in the administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine despite the appearance of blood clots being so rare.

The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine out of “an abundance of caution” to investigate reports of rare, potentially dangerous blood clots.

While undocumented immigrants worry about questions over identification at vaccination clinics, community health groups said an ID is not needed and no one will be turned away.

Students in the New Haven school district who are 16 and up will have their chance to get the COVID-19 vaccine this week. New Haven schools are on spring break and COVID-19 vaccination clinic and the school district is hosting a vaccination clinic at Career High School. The clinic will run from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday, April…

Students in the New Haven school district who are 16 and up will have their chance to get the COVID-19 vaccine,

It’s better to get any vaccine than none, but now people are saying “Pfizer’s for hot people”? Vaccine rivalries are playing out on TikTok, as young people get their shots and find community with others who got the same brand’s dose. Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News Youth and Internet Culture reporter, explains the trend.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) COVID-19 mobile vaccination clinic is continuing to move across Connecticut and today, people will be lining up for shots in New Britain. This is the FEMA trailer’s second stop in New Britain. Over the weekend, it was at Veterans Stadium. It has the capacity to administer 250 Johnson & Johnson vaccines a day, but…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) COVID-19 mobile vaccination clinic is continuing to move across Connecticut and today, people will be lining up for shots in New Britain.