Salem Homebound Coronavirus Vaccinations Switched To Moderna

Salem MA

16 April, 2021

1:51 PM

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SALEM, MA — Salem health officials said the city's homebound coronavirus vaccination program will resume next week using the two-dose Moderna vaccine after the Centers for Disease Control recommended a "pause" in the J&J vaccine being previously used. The city the two-dose vaccine will be used at least through the end of the month with a second dose of the Moderna vaccine scheduled at the time of the first dose. Cataldo Ambulance Services will contact those who had been scheduled to receive a J&J vaccine this week to reschedule using the first dose of Moderna. Did you find this article useful? Invite a friend to subscribe to Patch. (Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.) More Patch Coverage: MA Halts J&J Vaccine Following Federal Recommendation