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The CDC approved the Pfizer vaccine for this age group earlier this week.

Summit County will start administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine again on Saturday, May 1, 2021, now that the pause on its use has been lifted. Vaccinations with Johnson & Johnson were temporarily paused earlier this month while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration studied the possibility of blood clots as a side effect. The FDA concluded on April 23 that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh its risks and approved it for emergency use.

Updated: 4:02 p.m., Tuesday, April 27, 2021 Fully vaccinated Ohioans no longer have to quarantine if they are exposed to COVID-19, Gov. Mike DeWine announced during a Tuesday press conference. “Fully vaccinated” means two weeks after the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine or two weeks after the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.

While case are plateauing, state leaders say they are concerned with a slowdown in the number of people being vaccinated.

Distribution of the manufacturer's shots come to a halt as the CDC and FDA investigate cases of blood clots in six women.