UCSF reports a Bay Area man got blood clot after receiving Johnson & Johnson vaccination
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Pharmacy technician Synclaire Anderson vaccinates Joe Freed with a Johnson & Johnson shot at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. With a green light from federal health officials, several states now have resumed use of the one-shot coronavirus vaccine.Michelle Pemberton / Indianapolis Star
Two days after federal regulators lifted the temporary nationwide pause on administering Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, UCSF on Sunday reported the first known case of a male in the United States developing a clot after receiving the shot.
All 15 similar cases the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had learned about and examined after they emerged from about 7 million Johnson & Johnson shots administered involved women who developed rare blood clots after their vaccinations.
COVID-19 vaccine preparation at a drive-thru vaccination clinic at Portland International Airport, April 9, 2021. The clinic is a joint operation hosted by Oregon Health & Science University, the Port of Portland and the American Red Cross.
Health care providers in Oregon may continue to administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, as long as they can ensure that patients or their caregivers are informed about the benefits and risks in their primary language.
The Oregon Health Authority issued that guidance this weekend after a safety review. The Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration lifted the pause on delivering the vaccine on Friday, saying that the risk of blood clots is extremely small. The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup found that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is “generally safe and effective and that the resumption of its use is warranted once culturally and linguistically appropriate patient and provider educational materials i
Doctors hope people get J&J vaccine now that it s cleared for use Joseph English
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Now that the Food & Drug Administration has lifted the pause on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, and the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup is recommending its use, health officials are hoping people will take advantage of another available vaccine option.
The bottom line is that this is a really highly effecting vaccine with really an excellent safety record in millions of people who have received this vaccine in the Untied States. And this is an important impact in the global fight against COVID said Dr. Seth Cohen, the Director of Infection Prevention at the University of Washington Medical Center.