Bexar County hospitals, clinics develop new vaccination plans after Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine halted
Doctor explains what to look out for if you’ve received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
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SAN ANTONIO – Federal health officials are calling for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The announcement prompted Bexar County hospitals and clinics planning to use the company’s vaccine to develop a new game plan.
“It’s unfortunate that six people had complications from the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. We prayed for them and for their families, but we are fortunate that we are able to get the Moderna vaccine to do the clinic tomorrow,” said Raymond Bryant, presiding elder of the San Antonio District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
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San Antonio archbishop reinforces church’s position regarding Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Johnson and Johnson vaccine renews fetal cell concerns
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SAN ANTONIO – Social media and some of the nation’s church leaders have expressed renewed concerns over fetal cells being used in the testing and development of two COVID-19 vaccines and in the production of the third vaccine from Johnson and Johnson.
San Antonio Archdiocese Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller has reinforced the church’s position regarding all three vaccines.
“Please take the vaccine that is available to you,” he said. “People, they should not think that morally they will be at fault.”
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UT Health infectious disease expert Ruth Berggren said Thursday in a Q&A segment on KSAT that she is very concerned about the COVID-19 variants that she thinks have probably already made it into San Antonio.