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Nevada has one of six cases of blood clotting tied to J&J vaccine Matthew Seeman and Lauren Clark
Nevada has one of six cases of blood clotting tied to J&J vaccine
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Nevada has one of the six cases of blood clotting linked to the Johnson & Johnson-developed COVID-19 vaccine, federal health officials revealed Wednesday.
The disclosure came during a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to examine reactions to the single-dose shot, also known as the Janssen vaccine.
An 18-year-old woman in Nevada suffered cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, or CVST, with hemorrhage, per the committee s presentation. CVST occurs when a blood clot forms in the brain s venous sinuses, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Nevada to pause Johnson & Johnson vaccinations amid federal review
Southern Nevada Health District talked about the decision not to use the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at this time.
and last updated 2021-04-13 23:32:53-04
NEVADA (KTNV) â The Nevada Health Response team issued a statement on Tuesday after a pause was recommended by the FDA and CDC for the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine. The State of Nevada is committed to protecting the health and safety of all Nevadans and will pause the use of the Janssen one-shot vaccine until the review is complete. The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Nevada State Immunization Program are contacting providers to inform them of this announcement and working to avoid any disruption of planned vaccination clinics.
Since March last year, her son, Liam Karp, has been doing distance learning from home.
Liam was born with primary ciliary dyskinesia, a condition that causes abnormal cilia finger-like projections on cells surfaces that remove bacteria from the body. As a result, he suffers from chronic pneumonia, ear infections and other illnesses.
Taylor, of Sparks, said her son has been in and out of hospitals his entire life. His body can t fight the common cold or flu, and he s constantly taking antibiotics.
So far, Taylor has kept her son safe from the novel coronavirus. But the pandemic has brought on new challenges for her and her family, and she s seen her son deteriorate in other ways.
Las Vegas Festival EDC to Be Held Despite COVID Safety Plan Not Approved
On 4/9/21 at 1:20 PM EDT
The Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), one of North America s largest electronic dance music festivals, is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas next month amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The three-day event, which in 2019 saw over 465,000 people attend across three days, is going ahead despite its COVID-19 safety plan being denied by the Nevada Department of Business & Industry (B&I).
Pasquale Rotella, CEO of event promoter Insomniac, announced Thursday: We are moving forward as planned & will be working closely with local & state officials to make the show as safe as possible, in a post on Instagram.