03.30.2021
Munson Medical Center has received 200 doses of the J&J Janssen COVID-19 vaccine to be given to inpatients prior to discharge. We have started a pilot program on several MMC units, which is expected to last 2 weeks.
The J&J COVID-19 vaccine is a 1-dose vaccine, and cannot be interchanged with the mRNA vaccines. A pharmacy team will identify eligible patients based on the current MDHHS eligibility criteria and will work with nursing to administer vaccines as part of this pilot program.
Learnings from this pilot, as well as vaccine availability, will determine the feasibility of bringing out this pilot system wide.