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Updated April 13, 2021, 1:48 p.m.
North Carolina and South Carolina health officials said on Tuesday that the states will pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. This comes as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration urged providers to temporarily stop giving the vaccine out of an “abundance of caution” while federal officials conduct an investigation into reports of apparently rare, potentially dangerous blood clots. Our primary concern is the health and safety of all North Carolinians, North Carolina s Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement. Out of an abundance of caution, we . have paused the administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine until we learn more. The safety system in place is working as it should.
Forsyth Countyâs three main vaccine providers have halted the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine â three days after nearly 5,900 doses were given at two mass vaccination clinics in Winston-Salem.
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday âwe are recommending a pause in the use of this vaccine out of an abundance of cautionâ until a review is completed.
The agencies said six women in the U.S. between the ages of 18 and 48 came down with a rare disorder that produced blood clots after being vaccinated with the one-dose J&J vaccine. One woman died, and a second woman in Nebraska has been hospitalized in critical condition, according to The New York Times.
COVID vaccine live updates: Here s what to know in North Carolina on April 8 Simone Jasper, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Apr. 8 We re tracking the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus and vaccines in North Carolina. Check back for updates.
Case count reaches 924,000
At least 924,810 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus and 12,212 have died since March 2020, according to state health officials.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported 1,380 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, up from 870 the day before.
Twenty-three additional coronavirus-related deaths were reported Wednesday. Deaths don t all occur on the day the state reports them, and the state health department revises its daily figures as information becomes available.