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FEMA’s COVID-19 vaccination site at Valencia College’s West Campus abruptly stopped giving the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine Tuesday morning after federal health officials reported a small but troubling reaction in a handful of women nationwide.
Publix, Orlando-area COVID-19 vaccination sites modify operations as J&J use is paused
FEMA location switches to second doses only; all mobile events cancelled
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Across Central Florida, officials at COVID-19 vaccination sites scrambled to adjust operations as federal health authorities called for a temporary pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson formula.
The move comes as six women, ages 18 to 48, reported potentially dangerous blood clots after receiving the single-dose J&J vaccine. One woman died and a second woman in Nebraska has been hospitalized in critical condition, officials said.
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More than 6.8 million doses of the J&J vaccine have been administered in the U.S., the vast majority with no or mild side effects.
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