Federal, state sites halt giving J&J vaccine after FDA calls for ‘immediate pause’ Regency Square, pharmacies, many other sites remain continue giving Pfizer or Moderna shots Updated: Tags: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Gateway Mall and its federal satellite vaccination sites run by the federal government in Jacksonville discontinued giving Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines Tuesday morning within hours of a call from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Federal Drug Administration recommending a pause in giving the vaccine. The state-run sites and privately-run pharmacies quickly followed the federal guidance. Additionally, Publix in a news release stated Tuesday evening that it too is suspending the administration of the J&J shot.