The state health department is pausing its use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration.
The recommendations are based on six reported cases in the U.S. of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals days after receiving the vaccine.
While this is extremely rare, Arizona will follow the federal recommendations out of an abundance of caution, said Arizona Department of Health Services Director Dr. Cara Christ said in a Tuesday statement.
“The COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective and is one of the best tools we have to reduce the spread of the disease in Arizona, she said. I encourage everyone to get vaccinated against COVID-19.”
Vaccination rates increasing in some minority zip codes, still behind more affluent areas
Phoenix west Valley communities targeted by outreach.
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PHOENIX â Data shows that vaccination rates in minority zip codes are rising at a higher rate than in more affluent areas, but there is still a difference in vaccination rates.
ABC15 data analyst Garrett Archer says minority zip codes are vaccinating at a higher rate than white zip codes right now, but minorities still have a lower per capita vaccination rate.
White zip codes are vaccinating 427 per 1,000 people, but minority zip codes have a vaccination rate of 273 per 1,000 people.
Advertisement: “We want to vaccinate as many of our students as we can, prior to the end of the semester, with many students traveling out of state to return home for the summer, or to do programs outside of Pima County,” said Robbins. “We have a very limited window to administer the first dose for them to reach full vaccination before traveling, due to the wait time between doses.” Last week, the university announced students could register for same-day vaccination appointments at either the student registration tent at the UA POD on Cherry Avenue open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., or the CAT Ambassador Team Tent on the Mall in front of the Student Union.
Arizona health officials working to substitute COVID-19 vaccines after recommended J&J pause
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FILE - This Oct. 16, 2012 file photo shows the Johnson & Johnson logo on a package of Band-Aids, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Johnson & Johnson reports quarterly financial results on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Chris O Meara, File)
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PHOENIX â Arizona Department of Health Services and Maricopa County Department of Health are recommending the pause of the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccine distribution after the CDC and FDA released the same recommendation Tuesday morning. The primary goal is to understand all of the information available and to ensure that the health care provider community is aware of the potential for this rare adverse event and can recognize and manage this unique type of blood clot. It is important for the public to know that this rare blood clot has not been reported following receipt of the Pfizer
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