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Health Canada says it is investigating reports a second vaccine may be linked to extremely rare cases of blood clots.
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City of Lubbock, United Supermarkets Suspend J&J Vaccine
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The City of Lubbock and United Supermarkets both announced this morning that they would be following guidance from the United States Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration and pausing the rollout of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
The City of Lubbock Health Department announced that citizens who had been scheduled to get the Johnson and Johnson vaccine will instead be offered the Moderna vaccine.
Likewise, the COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at the United Supermarkets Arena on April 15 hosted by United Supermarkets will be shifting to the Moderna vaccine.