Local health departments respond to pause in J&J COVID-19 vaccine
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and last updated 2021-04-13 15:57:32-04
WEST MICHIGAN â West Michigan s local health departments, along with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer s office, are responding to the FDA s recommendation to pause the use of Johnson & Johnson s COVID-19 vaccine after reports of rare blood clots.
Office of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer:
âThe safety and health of Michiganders will always come first, Whitmer s office said in a statement. We will follow the FDAâs guidance to temporarily pause the Johnson & Johnson vaccine out of an abundance of caution, and adapt our vaccine strategy going forward until a further review of the data can be conducted. With this latest development, itâs more important than ever for the federal government to implement a targeted strategy that allocates additional Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to hotspots like Michigan to slow the spread of COVID-19 and save lives. Governor Whi