Black Hawk County Public Health

This is a video in Spanish that provides the following information:

Black Hawk County Public Health announced that the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine was approved for distribution in Black Hawk County.

Per state guidelines, this one dose vaccine is allocated towards those that work in manufacturing and food processing industries, and is now being distributed.

There has been a lot of conversation about which vaccine is the best vaccine.

This information is meant to educate people about the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.

Is there a vaccine that is better or safer than the others?

No. The best vaccine is the one that you can get now, to prevent COVID transmission.

All of the vaccines have been tested.

All of the vaccines have proven effective.

All of the vaccines are preventing nearly all hospitalizations, and more importantly deaths.

The benefits to the new Johnson and Johnson vaccine include:

· Requires only a single dose for vaccination, there is no need for a follow-up boost vaccine.

· It is a quality vaccine that is effective in reducing the impact of the virus, most importantly preventing nearly 100% of COVID related hospitalizations and deaths.

· It doesn’t require extreme cold temperatures so it is easier to deliver and store in remote areas and during mass clinic efforts

· This vaccine was studied and tested among 43,000 participants living in North America, South America, and Africa.

Get your shot when it becomes available. If you have questions, ask me (message deliverer), and I can ask the health department. We all just want everyone to be healthy.