Update on Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause in Alabama Doctors urge people to stay on top of adverse symptoms post-vaccine By Alan Collins | April 14, 2021 at 8:27 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 8:27 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Doctors are urging people to stay on top of any adverse symptoms if they took the Johnson & Johnson vaccine over the last two weeks or so. The CDC and FDA have called a pause in the distribution of the vaccine. Doctors tell us this is still very rare. The numbers indicate about 1 in 1.2 million have had this issue, but out of caution, the J&J vaccine is on hold.