Your chance of getting one of the rare blood clots is less than one in a million.
Author: Caitlin McCarthy
Updated: 10:12 PM CDT April 13, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The FDA and CDC are pausing the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine "out of caution." Reports found six of the nearly 7 million who took it had side effects of blood clots.
The first thing doctors want you to know is your chance of getting one of these rare blood clots is less than one in a million. They point out there are birth control prescriptions available right now where a woman's odds of clotting are 1 in 10,000.