Nevada teen suffers seizures, extremely rare brain clots after Johnson & Johnson vaccine
By Associated Press
LAS VEGAS - An 18-year-old woman in Nevada who suffered seizures after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has received three brain surgeries related to blood clots, a spokesperson for her family said.
Emma Burkey began feeling sick about a week after receiving the one-dose vaccine early this month, spokesman Bret Johnson said. She was one of six women in the U.S. and the only reported resident in Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, who experienced a serious clotting side effect. One person died.
Nevada teen suffers seizures, extremely rare brain clots after Johnson & Johnson vaccine
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‘One In A Million’ Johnson & Johnson Blood Clot Case Recovering ‘Slowly’ After 3 Brain Surgeries
04/21/21 AT 8:14 AM
Following the pause of the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine by the Food and Drug Administration on April 13, it was revealed that at least six cases of blood clots were being investigated in relation to the shot.
One woman, an 18-year-old from Nevada who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, has undergone three brain surgeries to repair blood clots after suffering seizures, according to a GoFundMe page set up for the family.
Emma Burkey received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine at the beginning of April and began feeling sick after receiving the shot.
Teen needs 3 brain surgeries after rare blood clots linked to Johnson & Johnson vaccine
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The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is held by pharmacist Madeline Acquilano at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn. AP
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An 18-year-old woman in Nevada has needed three brain surgeries after developing blood clots linked to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, a spokesperson for her family said.
Emma Burkey began feeling sick about a week after receiving the one-dose vaccine early this month, spokesman Bret Johnson said. She was one of six women in the U.S. and the only reported resident in Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, who experienced a serious clotting side effect. One person died.