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The CDC and FDA announced a recommendation to pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after 6 reported cases of a rare blood clot condition among the 6.8 million doses that have already been given out.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services instructed all vaccinators in the state to pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine until more information can be gathered on the blood clot condition. During a press briefing Tuesday afternoon, DHS deputy secretary Julie Willems-Van Dijk said they expect the pause to be short.
Health officials in Rock County are stressing the risk of getting a blood clot as a result of COVID-19 is actually much higher than the risk of the vaccine, since the reported cases of blood clots from the Johnson & Johnson vaccine represents just 0.000088% of the total doses given.
WI DHS pauses administration of Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine
By Madeline Anderson and FOX6 News Digital Team
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Wisconsin DHS pauses administration of Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is instructing Wisconsin vaccine providers to stop administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced on Tuesday, April 13 that it is instructing vaccine providers to stop administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine due to a federal review of adverse side effects reported.
The Centers for Disease Control (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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