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In the wake of blood-clotting disorders in six young women who had been vaccinated with the single Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, neurovascular neurologists and hematologists address questions about assessing risks and managing the side effects.
Neurologists are getting queries from anxious patients in the aftermath of a nationwide “temporary” pause in administration of the single-shot Janssen/Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. As of April 12, more than 6.8 million doses of the Janssen vaccine were administered around the country. Two days later, it climbed to 7.2 million doses.
The pause, requested by both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 13, came in the wake of reports that six young women, ages 18 to 48, had developed serious blood clotting problems after receiving the vaccine. At press time, one woman had died, four others had not recovered yet, and one woman was discharged home.
by Michael London | 04/19/2021 4:08 PM
In collaboration with the FDA, the CDC continues to investigate some possible adverse effects associated with the Johnson & Johnson CO19 vaccine that have been recorded since the roll-out was suspended last week.
Vaccine experts took part in Wednesday’s CDC meeting in an attempt to decide whether to ban Johnson & Johnson’s Coronavirus’s one-shot vaccine or reduce their use.
According to a joint statement from the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the women affected were between 18 and 48. Their symptoms occurred 6-13 days after the injection. According to federal officials, one resident has died, and another is in critical care in a hospital.
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The U.S. has reported 30% of adults are fully vaccinated and nearly 50% of the U.S. adult population has received at least one vaccine dose, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
But herd immunity could require the number of fully vaccinated adults to be as high as 85%, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation s top infectious disease expert.
With cases also on the rise, more contagious variants are making up about half of all infections in the country, leading the White House COVID-19 advisory board on Friday to stress the need for more people to get vaccinated.
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