New Hampshire’s third mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic will fully vaccinate around 12,000 Granite Staters this weekend.The clinic is administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the single-dose shot Granite Staters 18 years old and older are eligible for.Governor Chris Sununu was among the thousands of cheering people driving in for their shot. “It’s going so well and again, how can you not feel the vibe there, right?” Sununu said. “Everyone’s cheering, everyone’s excited.Sununu arrived at the clinic in a convertible with other members of the state’s COVID-19 response team. “A round of J&J for me and my friends,” Sununu said as he drove up to a volunteer.He said he hopes when Granite Staters see state officials getting vaccinated, they will trust the shot’s safety.”If it just encourages one other person to get the vaccine, then that’s a good thing,” Sununu said.Perry Plummer of N.H.’s COVID vaccine response team said people are in and out of the speedway in about 40 minutes. The state added a lane and are using a larger tent to protect vaccinators from inclement weather.”It’s a huge tent,” Plummer said. “Our people are protected, and it’s working really well.” Although the state had a surplus of Johnson & Johnson vaccines for the clinic, future supply will decrease, according to Bureau of Infectious Disease Control Chief Dr. Beth Daly.”Last week, we got around 20,000 doses,” Daly said. “This next week, we are only getting about 2,500 doses.”Some states recently paused Johnson & Johnson vaccine clinics over side effect concerns, but the CDC said the vaccine is safe to use.”Those are all normal things that can happen after vaccination that just indicates that the vaccine is working. Your body is developing that protection against the virus,” Daly said. State officials remind Granite Staters that scheduling an appointment is required to get vaccinated.
LOUDON, N.H. —
New Hampshire’s third mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic will fully vaccinate around 12,000 Granite Staters this weekend.
The clinic is administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the single-dose shot Granite Staters 18 years old and older are eligible for.
Governor Chris Sununu was among the thousands of cheering people driving in for their shot.
“It’s going so well and again, how can you not feel the vibe there, right?” Sununu said. “Everyone’s cheering, everyone’s excited.
Sununu arrived at the clinic in a convertible with other members of the state’s COVID-19 response team.
“A round of J&J for me and my friends,” Sununu said as he drove up to a volunteer.
He said he hopes when Granite Staters see state officials getting vaccinated, they will trust the shot’s safety.
“If it just encourages one other person to get the vaccine, then that’s a good thing,” Sununu said.
Perry Plummer of N.H.’s COVID vaccine response team said people are in and out of the speedway in about 40 minutes. The state added a lane and are using a larger tent to protect vaccinators from inclement weather.
“It’s a huge tent,” Plummer said. “Our people are protected, and it’s working really well.”
Although the state had a surplus of Johnson & Johnson vaccines for the clinic, future supply will decrease, according to Bureau of Infectious Disease Control Chief Dr. Beth Daly.
“Last week, we got around 20,000 doses,” Daly said. “This next week, we are only getting about 2,500 doses.”
Some states recently paused Johnson & Johnson vaccine clinics over side effect concerns, but the CDC said the vaccine is safe to use.
“Those are all normal things that can happen after vaccination that just indicates that the vaccine is working. Your body is developing that protection against the virus,” Daly said.
State officials remind Granite Staters that scheduling an appointment is required to get vaccinated.