Bay Area man hospitalized with blood clot after taking Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Bay area man hospitalized with blood clot following Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The patient, in his 30 s, is making a good recovery and expected to survive, according to hospital officials. He developed symptoms after taking the vaccine.
It s the first reported case of a man experiencing a rare blood clot following the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. The vaccine was put on a pause after 15 women experienced blood clotting, some passing away from complications. The patient was admitted April 21 with escalating pain in the lower back and leg, and received the recommended therapy for VITT, which includes intravenous immune globulin, the anticoagulant argatroban, and prednisone.