Pharmacist Rui Wen prepares to administer a Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine for an employee of the Safeway Distribution Center on Monday, March 22, 2021, in Auburn. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
Washington state halts Johnson & Johnson vaccinations amid blood clot investigation Apr 13, 2021
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have called for a pause of the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, after six out of the nearly seven million Americans who received the vaccine developed rare, but dangerous blood clots.
State health officials say that means Washingtonians scheduled to get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine may have to wait or accept other vaccine options.