(CKOM News staff)

By CKOM News

2,500 doses of J&J vaccine available in Sask. starting Wednesday

Nov 16, 2021 | 1:02 PM

The first jabs of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will be available in Saskatchewan starting Wednesday.

In a media release Tuesday, the Saskatchewan government said the province’s initial supply of 2,500 doses of the J&J vaccine will be available to people 18 and over at Saskatchewan Health Authority clinics in Regina, Saskatoon, Estevan, Prince Albert, Melfort, Swift Current, North Battleford and Lloydminster.

Because of the limited number of doses, the J&J shots will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at walk-in clinics. Appointments can’t be booked online through the Patient Booking System.

People are urged to check the SHA website for a list of locations, dates and times for the clinics. Additional clinic locations also are planned in the future.

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine isn’t available as a booster shot or third dose. Those who receive the vaccine can get a booster dose two months after their vaccination and will have an mRNA vaccine (Moderna or Pfizer) available to them.

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Johnson & Johnson is a single-dose, viral vector vaccine. Those who get it will be considered fully vaccinated 14 days after receiving their single dose.

That could make it attractive to those who have been hesitant to receive one of the other COVID vaccines in Saskatchewan.

As of Tuesday, 87 per cent of Saskatchewan residents who are eligible to be vaccinated have received their first dose and 80 per cent of eligible people in the province are considered fully vaccinated.