The federal agencies made the recommendation out of an abundance of caution after six recipients in the United States developed a rare disorder involving blood clots.
“My hope would be that this is something that is a little bit of a speed bump and that you will be able to get back (to the vaccine),” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a press conference Tuesday morning. “But we’re going to wait and see what ends up happening.”
Some people who already received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine said the news does worry them somewhat.
“Well, I was pretty shocked, I gotta admit, and concerned, said Kendrik Neely, who received a Johnson & Johnson vaccination last week. Not like overly concerned, but I was definitely thinking about the ‘what ifs’ of it all, like everyone else.”
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