Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 9:26 AM click to enlarge UPDATE: Humboldt County Public Health has announced that it will follow federal recommendations and immediately pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Further, Public Health urges anyone experiencing severe headache, abdominal pain, leg pain or shortness of breath within three weeks of getting the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to contact their health care provider. See the full press release from the county copied below our original post. PREVIOUSLY: Federal health agencies called for a pause on injections of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this morning after reports of a rare blood clotting in six women within weeks of their receiving the single-dose vaccine.