J&J Vaccine To Resume In Montco

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — Montgomery County's progress on vaccine administration may have been slowed by the Johnson & Johnson pause, but providers did their best to move forward with administration using only the Pfizer vaccine.

Case levels continued to rise over the past week, but a plateau could be nearing, according to experts. Variants of the virus are still everywhere, with 186 now confirmed in the county.

Here are the latest vaccine updates from around Montgomery County:

J&J doses to resume Wednesday

National health policy leaders met again on Friday to discuss the J&J vaccine, and it has now been "unpaused" in Pennsylvania. Montgomery County had prepared for both outcomes: either a continuation of the pause, or resumption of administering doses. Hoping for the best, the county had already scheduled J&J appointments starting Wednesday. MORE.

Administration slips amid pause

The county was particularly hard hit by the pause, as they'd been slated to receive 10,500 weekly J&J doses. They would've have 16,000 first doses of vaccine available for the general public just this week, if the pause hadn't occurred. MORE.

How Montco compares in vaccine administration

Many rural parts of the state with smaller populations lead Pennsylvania in percentage of adults who have been fully vaccinated, according to one study that tracks county-level data around the nation. MORE.

2 vaccinated individuals test positive for COVID-19

Two family members who were sickened after an outbreak at a Montgomery County elementary school were full vaccinated. This is exceedingly rare, officials say. Variants and air flow could be to blame. MORE.

US passes 200 million vaccinations

As the United States surpassed 200 million administered coronavirus vaccine doses, President Joe Biden on Wednesday said businesses will be incentivized for encouraging employees and making it easier for them to get vaccinated. MORE.