DHSS issues statewide order for Janssen COVID-19 vaccine administration
JEFFERSON CITY – Dr. Randall Williams, director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, or DHSS, has signed the standing order for Janssen Biotech Inc. COVID-19 vaccine administration after reviewing preliminary recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“We are incredibly appreciative to be receiving additional vaccines in Missouri, and we remain committed to making it available for a variety of vaccinators to get it into arms as efficiently as possible,” Williams said. “The order ... will authorize approved vaccinators to vaccinate using the Janssen vaccine as soon as they receive it from our federal partners.”
Janssen’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine was authorized for emergency use for the prevention of COVID-19 in those 18 or older by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Feb. 27. It is the third COVID-19 vaccine authorized for use in the United States. About 50,000 doses are expected in Missouri this week.
“During these initial…