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In this Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, COVID-19 vaccination site is set up at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. The clinic opened to help provide second doses of the vaccine. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
PHILADELPHIA The Center City Vaccination Center at the Pennsylvania Convention Center was to begin administering the single-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine this week.
However, the FDA and CDC recommended the suspension of that vaccine after incidences of blood clots in six female patients.
The city and state have since paused using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
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With that, Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley Tuesday said the city has requested FEMA to extend the operation of the Center City site for four more weeks.
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