(L to R) Amber Smith and Karen Bontrager work at the check in table for the vaccine clinic. Photo by Olivia Tennefoss.
Trent Hummer fills out paperwork prior to receiving the vaccine. Photo by Olivia Tennefoss.
Trent Hummer approaches Caleb Nesbit and Margie Woodruff who is a a registered nurse at Bluffton Hospital. Photo by Olivia Tennefoss.
Caleb Nesbit administered the vaccine for Trent Hummer. Photo by Olivia Tennefoss.
(L to R) Trent Hummer, Loren Williams and Kai Smith wait for 15 minutes of observation after receiving the vaccine. Photo by Olivia Tennefoss.
Abigail Broseke assists in administering the vaccines. Photo by Olivia Tennefoss.
Kylie Sheets fills out the paperwork to receive her vaccine. Photo by Olivia Tennefoss.
Caleb Nesbit administers the vaccine for Kylie Sheets. Photo by Olivia Tennefoss.
Kourtney Kretschmar cleans Louden Saulbeamer’s arm for the vaccine injection. Photo by Olivia Tennefoss.
(L to R_ Abigail Broseke, Louden Saulbeamer and Kourtney Kretschmar). Broseke and Kretschmar set up to give Saulbeamer the vaccine. Photo by Olivia Tennefoss.
Dr. Sherri Winegardner, director and associate professor of nursing as well as a member of the COVID-19 steering committee organizes the vaccines. Photo by Olivia Tennefoss.
On April 9 and 12, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was made available for students and staff on Bluffton University’s campus at Founders Hall. The appointment process was made simple for ease of access, and they even welcomed walk-in appointments as an encouragement for people to receive their vaccines. The vaccines were provided by the State of Ohio in partnership with Blanchard Valley Hospital. Many nursing students were set up to assist in administering the vaccines. As announced on April 13 through an email by Karen Bontrager and the COVID-19 steering committee, the CDC and FDA has recommended a pause in the administration of Johnson & Johnson vaccine as a precaution to the very rare instance of blood clots.
The media statement released by the CDC stated, “People who have received the J&J vaccine who develop severe headache, abdominal pain, leg pain, or shortness of breath within three weeks after vaccination should contact their health care provider.”
