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The loss of the use of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson had a temporary effect on vaccination schedules this week for the public health departments in Kewaunee and Door counties.
Tuesday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services instructed all vaccination providers in the state to stop using the one-dose J&J vaccine, at least temporarily, because reports of severe blood clots as a side effect in a limited number of patients nationwide six cases in more than 6.8 million shots are being investigated by the federal Centers for Disease Control and U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The Kewaunee County health department had openings Wednesday and Thursday, April 14 and 15, for appointments with its COVID-19 vaccine clinics for anyone ages 16 and older because it had more doses on hand than people on its waiting list and didn t want them to go to waste.
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MILWAUKEE - The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) instructed vaccine providers on Tuesday, April 13 to stop administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine due to a federal review of adverse side effects reported.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement saying six cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot have been reported in the U.S. out of 6.8 million Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses given.
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Boxes of the Covid-19 Johnson & Johnson Janssen vaccine are ready to be distributed as part of a collaborative effort from the West Virginia National Guard, FamilyCare Health Centers and Toyota to vaccinate Toyota employees on March 26, 2021 on the grounds of the Toyota plant in Buffalo, West Virginia.
Local and state health agencies have joined a national pause in use of the COVID-19 vaccine made by the firm Johnson & Johnson. But officials in Milwaukee and Madison are still urging people to get shots of COVID vaccine made by two other companies, Pfizer and Moderna.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it s reviewing use of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine, after reports that six women who were given the vaccine developed blood clots six to 13 days later. That s out of nearly seven million doses used nationwide. NPR reports the women were between the ages of 18 and 48. The CDC says one woman died. One patient is in critical condition. State officials say
Severe COVID-19 vaccine reactions are rare La Crosse health experts say
La Crosse health experts say Johnson & Johnson vaccine suspension is part of a normal research process out of caution
April 13, 2021 6:29 PM Jordan Fremstad
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – La Crosse medical experts say the news today shows vaccine research is working. Tuesday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services instructed Wisconsin providers to stop administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
The decision comes after the federal review of side effects and a recommendation by the Federal Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“This is a recommendation. It’s not a mandate and it’s out of an abundance of caution,” director of the FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Dr. Peter Marks said on a Tuesday morning Zoom news conference.