Biden administration says the J&J suspension will NOT impact their rollout because the vaccine makes up only 5% of shots and they have enough Pfizer and Moderna doses to vaccinate 300million Americans
The Biden administration said the pause in the Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollout will not impact their vaccine goals This announcement will not have a significant impact on our vaccination plan, said Jeff Zients, the White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Johnson & Johnson vaccine makes up less than 5 percent of the recorded shots in arms in the United States to date, he noted
Zients said U.S. has enough Pfizer and Moderna shots on hand for everyone
Trump accuses Biden of conspiring with Pfizer to pause J&J shots for political reasons and says the vaccine s reputation is permanently challenged
Trump claimed Tuesday that Biden s is conspiring with Pfizer as the FDA recommended a nationwide pause of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine Perhaps all of this was done for politics or perhaps it s the FDA s love for Pfizer
He added in the statement: Remember, it was the FDA working with Pfizer, who announced the vaccine approval two days before the 2020 Presidential Election
On Tuesday, the CDC and FDA revealed half a dozen people who were given the J&J got blood clots – one of the six is dead and another is in serious condition
A vaccination site in Georgia has paused its use of Johnson & Johnson shots
Eight people there had adverse reactions that were consistent with common reactions to any vaccine
It is the fourth clinic to pause vaccinations with J&J s shot this week due to adverse events. Others were in Colorado, Iowa and North Carolina
J&J shots have resumed in Colorado and the North Carolina site will resume vaccinations when the clinic reopens according to its regular hours on Sunday
CDC has examined the lots of vaccines and so far has found no safety concerns
Pop-up mass vaccination clinic in Colorado is shut down after 11 people suffer adverse reactions to Johnson & Johnson shot and two are hospitalized
Eleven people had adverse reactions to shots at the Vaccines for All event at Dick s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City on Wednesday
Two people were transported to a hospital for additional monitoring
Event sponsor Centura Health said the reactions included dizziness and nausea
Centura said the reactions accounted for less than one percent of the more than 1,700 people vaccinated at the event
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