The Gila County Health and Emergency Management Department is pausing all its Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
According to the health department, the decision was made âIn light of the recent press release from the CDC. - We are following the recommendations released to us by both the CDC and the Arizona Department of Health Services.â
âAs of April 12, more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine have been administered in the U.S. CDC and FDA are reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the J&J vaccine. In these cases, a type of blood clot called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) was seen in combination with low levels of blood platelets (thrombocytopenia). All six cases occurred among women between the ages of 18 and 48, and symptoms occurred 6 to 13 days after vaccination, according to a joint statement from Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the
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The Arizona Department of Health Services today announced it is recommending a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The move
Advertisement: Pima County has distributed 24,600 doses of the Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine, primarily at the mobile clinics and said they have received “no reports of adverse reactions” in a statement Tuesday. “Vaccines available today are safe and effective,” said Pima County Health Department Director, Dr. Theresa Cullen. “And although out of an abundance of caution we have paused the use of J&J, we urge unvaccinated to continue to keep getting vaccinated.” There is a 1 in a million estimated risk of a blood clot from the Janssen vaccine, but there is a 1 in 100 overall risk of dying if you get COVID-19, said Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya, associate professor of immunobiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.
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If you experience any of those symptoms, you should contact your health care provider and seek medical treatment.
J&J vaccine pause will not impact vaccine efforts, and should not affect confidence in the vaccines This announcement will not have a significant impact on our vaccination plan, said a White House COVID-19 response coordinator. The White House says the U.S. has secured enough Pfizer and Moderna doses for 300 million Americans.
“People should not be concerned or hesitant about to get those vaccines because many more doses have been given out for the Pfizer and Moderna, said Dr. Shad Marvasti, Director of Public Health for the University of Arizona s College of Medicine in Phoenix.