How Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine 'pause' will impact Idaho
The health experts KTVB spoke with on Tuesday say none of the people who have received the J&J dose have had serious side effects that they know of.
Author: Shirah Matsuzawa
Updated: 7:00 PM MDT April 13, 2021
BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare recommended on Tuesday that Idaho providers not use the Johnson and Johnson vaccine until more information becomes available. The announcement came after reports of an unusual blood clot in six women. Some clinics across Idaho immediately went into action.
“We had 120 people scheduled today to get the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. but fortunately, we had extra stock of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines so we had to get those vaccines over to our two clinics that were supposed to be giving the Johnson and Johnson vaccines today,” said Chief Medical Officer at the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho Dr. Penny Beach. “You have to realize this is six people out of 6.8 million people who have had the immunizations.”