Should Johnson & Johnson vaccine side effects cause concern?
Side effects from the new Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines have temporarily shut down clinics in several states, including one here in Iowa.
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Updated: 6:33 PM CDT Apr 12, 2021
Should Johnson & Johnson vaccine side effects cause concern?
Side effects from the new Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines have temporarily shut down clinics in several states, including one here in Iowa.
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Updated: 6:33 PM CDT Apr 12, 2021
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THANK YOU RAYA SIDE EFFECTS FROM JOHNSON & JOHNSON COVID-19 VACCINES HAVE TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN CLINICS IN SEVERAL STATES INCLUDIN HERE IN IOWA. KCCI SENIOR REPORTER TODD MAGEL IS LIVE IN DES MOINES TONIGHT AT MERCY WANT HOSPITAL WITH WHAT EXPERTS SAY THIS MEANS WELL, STEVEN STACEY, THEY’RE SAYING THAT THE IT’S NOT UNUSUAL TO HAVE SYMPTOMS LIKE NAUSEA DIZZINESS. SOMETIMES LIGHT-HEADEDNESS. IN FACT THAT HAPPENS IN A LOT OF VACCINES. PERSONALLY RIGHT NOW. WE’RE NOT CONCERNED WITH THESE REPORTED SIDE EFFECTS MERCY ONE INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST, DR. JEFF BROCK IS KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE NEW JOHNSON & JOHNSON COVID-19 VACCINE LAST FRIDAY REPORTS OF SIDE EFFECTS TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN A COUNCIL BLUFFS VACCINE CLINIC IN POTAWATOMIE COUNTY REACTIONS THAT WE SAW WITH THOSE THREE WAS EXTREMELY HEADEDNESS TO THE POINT WHERE WE DID HAVE TO LAY. OWN VERY DIZZY EXTREMELY HOT SWEATING THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS IT TOO IS MONITORING NEW SIDE EFFECTS, LIKE DIZZINESS LIGHTHEADEDNESS FEELING PAIN AND NAUSEA. THE EFFECTS PROMPTED A TEMPORARY SHUTDOWN OF CLINICS IN COLORADO, GEORGIA AND NORTH CAROLINA IN COUNCIL BLUFFS. THEY’RE NOW ASKING PEOPLE TO WAIT A HALF HOUR BEFORE LEAVING THE CLINIC TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR MONITORING DR. BROCK SAYS ALL VACCINES HAVE SIDE EFFECTS AND THE JNJ VACCINE IS NO DIFFERENT. THERE’S ALWAYS CONCERN. YOU START HEARING THESE SIDE EFFECTS AND WE ARE MONITORING. BUT AT THIS POINT THERE’S NO SAFETY CONCERNS. I WOULD RECOMMEND MY FAMILY MEMBERS TO GET THE J&J VACCINE IF THAT’S WHAT THEY HAD AVAILABLE. AND THERE MAY BE AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM FOR THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE. THAT IS THE SUPPLY WE’RE TOLD THEY’RE CUTTING BACK SHIPMENTS BY 86% BECAUSE OF PRODUCTION PROBLEMS TO STATES HERE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THAT MAY AFFECT CLINIC AS WE’VE TOLD