Salt Lake City doctors say a man under 50 got the Johnson&Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in April and started experiencing leg pain about 10 days later. The CDC is investigating the case. Meanwhile, Utah’s number of COVID-19 cases increased by 480 on Wednesday, with two more deaths and 18,687 new vaccinations reported.
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5PM: First case of rare blood-clotting condition linked to J
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SALT LAKE CITY The first case of a rare blood-clotting condition thought to be linked to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has been diagnosed in Utah.
A male patient was recently diagnosed with vaccine-induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia, also known as VITT, at the University of Utah Hospital, U. health officials said in a Wednesday news release.
The patient, who is under the age of 50, was treated and is now recovering at home, according to Dr. Yazan Abou-Ismail, an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology at the University of Utah.
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SALT LAKE CITY The first case of a rare blood-clotting condition thought to be linked to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has been diagnosed in Utah.
A male patient was recently diagnosed with vaccine-induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia, also known as VITT, at the University of Utah Hospital, U. health officials said in a Wednesday news release.
The patient, who is under the age of 50, was treated and is now recovering at home, according to Dr. Yazan Abou-Ismail, an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology at the University of Utah.
The blood clot condition led to a nationwide pause on administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine last month after six cases were reported among over 6 million people who received the vaccine. The pause was lifted on April 23 after federal regulators determined the vaccine s continued use is safe.
MIDVALE A man was arrested over the weekend and accused of making a false report after police say he called emergency dispatchers to say that an officer had been shot, prompting a large response from police all over the valley.
Charles Ashely Duroni, 50, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on Sunday for investigation of making a false alarm alleging an imminent threat and intoxication.
About 3 p.m., more than 25 officers from jurisdictions across Salt Lake County responded to the area of 7400 S. State on a report that an officer had been shot, according to a police affidavit. Nearly 20 officers from Unified police alone responded to the call.
MIDVALE A man was arrested over the weekend and accused of making a false report after police say he called emergency dispatchers to say that an officer had been shot, prompting a large response from police all over the valley.
Charles Ashely Duroni, 50, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on Sunday for investigation of making a false alarm alleging an imminent threat and intoxication.
About 3 p.m., more than 25 officers from jurisdictions across Salt Lake County responded to the area of 7400 S. State on a report that an officer had been shot, according to a police affidavit. Nearly 20 officers from Unified police alone responded to the call.