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In accordance with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Lowell Community Health Center is pausing use of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccine. We are administering the Moderna vaccine, which is not affected by the recent safety review, so if you are scheduled for a vaccine at Lowell CHC, it is important that you keep your appointment. We are not canceling appointments. You can help #stopthespread of COVID-19 by getting vaccinated.

The FDA has reported that, as of 4/12/21, 6.8 million+ doses (181,034 in Massachusetts) of the J&J vaccine have been administered. The CDC and FDA are reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals receiving the vaccine. Per the CDC and FDA: People who have received the J&J vaccine who develop a severe headache, abdominal pain, leg pain, or shortness of breath within three weeks after vaccination should contact their health care provider. 

Lowell Community Health Center is the first independent, federally qualified community health center to use Notable Health to mobilize its COVID-19 vaccination efforts and support efforts to improve patient access and remove barriers to care.

U.S. Senator Edward Markey, Congresswoman Lori Trahan, and state and local leaders gathered to celebrate the American Rescue Plan’s investment in community health centers, including Lowell CHC, during the COVID-19 crisis.  

We are deeply sorrowed by the recent murders in Atlanta targeting Asian American women. Over the past year, the Asian community across this nation has experienced discrimination and acts of violence that are deeply alarming. As a health center, we have come together to speak out against racism and xenophobia. It is our moral imperative to continue to take active steps to address racism as a public health crisis and oppose systemic racism in all its forms.

We stand with our Asian community, which includes so many of our patients and our staff. We want to acknowledge your pain, your sadness, your hurt, and your anger. Let us all work together to #StopAsianHate. It has no place in our community, in our nation, or our world.