News Flash

The use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine is resuming after a full safety review. Washtenaw County Health Department plans to start offering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as an option at our vaccine clinics. This change may take a week or two. See www.washtenaw.org/covid19vaccine for updates, or subscribe to our email list at http://bit.ly/WCHD555.

Following a thorough safety review, including two meetings of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have determined that the recommended pause regarding the use of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 Vaccine in the U.S. should be lifted and use of the vaccine should resume. 

• See the full statement from the CDC/FDA
• See the statement from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services: "Michigan moving forward with administration of Johnson & Johnson vaccine based on FDA and CDC guidance following thorough safety review"

More information:

• Initial joint statement from the CDC and FDA
• News release from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) https://bit.ly/3e0FXxj
• Washtenaw County COVID-19 information www.washtenaw.org/covid19 
• Health Department COVID-19 prevention and risk reduction
• Health Department COVID-19 Vaccine Page
• Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) www.michigan.gov/coronavirus and www.michigan.gov/COVIDvaccine 

Return to Health Department home page www.washtenaw.org/health.