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The Department of Public Health and CDC are investigating. Author: Kristen Reed Updated: 5:25 PM EDT April 9, 2021
CUMMING, Ga.
Following reports that several people had adverse reactions after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Cumming, the Georgia Department of Public Health is putting a pause on administering that vaccine.
DPH said in a release Friday that eight people experienced the reactions at their Cumming Fairgrounds vaccination site on Wednesday, April 7. One of those people was sent to the hospital and was later released. The other seven were monitored at the vaccination site and sent home, DPH said.
DPH said the reactions these adults experienced were “consistent with common reactions in adults being vaccinated with any vaccine,” but said that because of the high number of people experiencing reactions that day, they’re stopping the J&J vaccinations.
CDC aware of 4 US states reporting adverse reactions to Johnson & Johnson vaccine
From CNN s Amanda Sealy and Amanda Watts
Adams 12 Five Star Schools District RN Tiffany Karschamroon draws a dose from a vial of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine at an event put on by the Thornton Fire Department on March 6, in Thornton, Colorado. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are aware of several incidents involving adverse reactions to the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine in four states.
In a statement released on Friday, CDC spokesperson Kristen Nordlund told CNN:
“CDC is aware of several incidents of vaccine recipients experiencing dizziness, light headedness, feeling faint, rapid breathing, and sweating (vasovagal or anxiety-related) symptoms following COVID-19 vaccines in Iowa, Colorado, Georgia, and North Carolina.”
A vaccination site in Georgia has paused its use of Johnson & Johnson shots
Eight people there had adverse reactions that were consistent with common reactions to any vaccine
It is the fourth clinic to pause vaccinations with J&J s shot this week due to adverse events. Others were in Colorado, Iowa and North Carolina
J&J shots have resumed in Colorado and the North Carolina site will resume vaccinations when the clinic reopens according to its regular hours on Sunday
CDC has examined the lots of vaccines and so far has found no safety concerns