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By SCOTT SONNER and KEN RITTERApril 14, 2021 GMT
LAS VEGAS (AP) Nevada stopped using Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines on Tuesday while federal authorities investigate reports of some people in other states experiencing serious reactions, including blood clots.
However, state and local health officials said the “pause” should not affect ongoing vaccination efforts, because only about 4% of the nearly 1.55 million COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Nevada to date have been Johnson & Johnson. Most have been Moderna and Pfizer.
“Our message today is that our campaign is based on multiple vaccines,” said Dr. Fermin Leguen, chief medical officer at the Las Vegas-based Southern Nevada Health District. “Pfizer and Moderna, those vaccines have proved to be effective and also to be safe.”
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Washoe County residents who were scheduled to receive the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine will now receive the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine until further notice, according to a statement released Tuesday by the Washoe County Health District.
News of this comes after the state announced that it will follow federal health guidelines and pause the use of the Janssen vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating six incidents in which women experienced rare blood clots. As a result, they recommend states pause the use of the Janssen vaccine out of an abundance of caution.
Based on the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the El Dorado County Office of Emergency Services has announced the temporary suspension of the Janssen Johnson and Johnson (J%J) vaccine.
Among more than 6.8 million doses administered nationwide, six cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot have been reported, with symptoms occurring between 6 and 13 days after receiving the vaccine.
Anyone who has received the J&J vaccine are encouraged to monitor their symptoms and be in contact with their doctor on their health status. According to the CDC & FDA, all six cases occurred among women between the ages of 18 and 48. The Washoe County Health District has administered about 2,878 doses of Janssen at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center and through its homebound program.
Novel Coronavirus In Nevada: Tuesday, April 6, 2021
7:13 p.m. | April 6, 2021
Nevada Continues To Report Fewer Than 200 Daily Cases Of COVID-19
Nevada’s COVID-19 test-positivity rate is slowly starting to tick up.
The latest data from the state shows about 4.4% of all COVID tests are coming back positive. The metric is a key indicator of how quickly the virus is spreading through a community.
The increase comes after months of steady decline in Nevada.
Overall, the state continues to report fewer than 200 new daily cases.
In all, more than 305,000 Nevadans have contracted the virus and nearly 5,300 have died.
In Washoe County an average of 43 cases were reported Tuesday, as well as one additional COVID-19 death.