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Los Angeles County health officials said they re ready to quickly resume use of Johnson & Johnson s COVID-19 vaccine Friday, after the vaccine was put back into rotation.
The federal government had paused distribution 10 days ago to investigate the risk of rare, severe blood clots. Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined the benefits outweigh the risk.
The L.A County Public Health Department is putting together educational materials to hand out with the vaccine, said Chief Science Officer Dr. Paul Simon.
The materials will include really important information about what to look for, the signs and symptoms if you were to have this very rare reaction, he said. And we are going to underscore, this is a very rare reaction.
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