CANANDAIGUA – After receiving a limited supply from the state, UR Medicine Thompson Hospital on March 5 began offering the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine to its inpatients and Observation Unit patients who are eligible under the state’s current vaccine guidelines.
“We are very glad we are able to provide this service to those patients who qualify, and our hope is to offer more if we get more doses allotted from the state,” said President/CEO Michael F. Stapleton Jr.
Currently, through the state’s phased distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, those eligible include individuals over the age of 65 as well as those who are 18 to 64 years of age and have a chronic condition. For a full list of New Yorkers who are currently eligible as well as other vaccine information, visit https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/.
To date, Thompson has administered nearly 8,900 doses of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. This total includes health system employees as well as individuals in the Phase 1A and 1B categories. The total does not include residents of Thompson’s nursing home and independent living community, who were vaccinated through the federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care (LTC) Program. Several nursing home employees received their vaccinations through the federal program as well.