Federal health officials recommended an immediate pause Tuesday on the use of Johnson & Johnson s coronavirus vaccine out of an abundance of caution following reports of six cases of rare and serious blood clots in women in the United States.
The blood clots, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced in a series of tweets, are severe and extremely rare. In these cases, a type of blood clot called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) was seen in combination with low levels of blood platelets (thrombocytopenia), the FDA said in a statement. All six cases occurred among women between the ages of 18 and 48, and symptoms occurred 6 to 13 days after vaccination. Treatment of this specific type of blood clot is different from the treatment that might typically be administered. Usually, an anticoagulant drug called heparin is used to treat blood clots. In this setting, administration of heparin may be dangerous, and alternative treatments need to be given.
Michigan pauses Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to blood clot concerns
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Hospitals across Metro Detroit say they’re ready for possible COVID surge after spring break
More than 3,000 hospitalized
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DETROIT – COVID case numbers in Michigan have been surging.
There are more than 3,000 people hospitalized, and half of those people are under the age of 60.
Dr. Russell Faust is the Medical Director of the Oakland County Health Division.
“I’m concerned but in general, we’re in a much better place than we were a year ago,” Faust said.
Beaumont Hospital said they were averaging about 100 COVID patients a month, now that number is closer to 600.
Carolyn Wilson is the Chief Operating Officer of Beaumont Health.