Four States Suspend J&J Vaccine Due to Massive Severe Side Effects

Georgia became the fourth state to temporarily shut down vaccination centers after eight people suffered from adverse reactions to the vaccine. Writes about it CBS News.

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Earlier this week, 18 people in North Carolina reported side effects, and 11 vaccinees in Colorado reacted to the injection with symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, and fainting. In addition, vaccinations were suspended in Iowa.

Wake County spokeswoman Stacy Beard said 18 people have tested negative for the vaccine. On that day, more than 2300 Johnson & Johnson vaccines were administered at the clinic, that is, 0,78% of those vaccinated had a reaction. Fourteen people who had the reaction were examined by the Wake County ambulance service and received on-site treatment. Four people were taken to a local hospital for testing and are expected to be discharged shortly. Poynter.

In Colorado, 13 out of 1700 people who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine had "adverse reactions."

"This is a really potent vaccine, and what we're seeing is some of the effectiveness is due to very rare side effects that we just have to be aware of," Dr. David Agus said.

Two people in Colorado were taken to hospital for follow-up, writes New York Post.

The Health Department emphasized that the side effects were "as expected" from a single dose.

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“The state has no reason to believe that people who have been vaccinated should be concerned,” the Department of Health said.

“In most cases, discomfort from fever or pain after vaccination is normal.”

All three major U.S. vaccines have caused adverse reactions in more than 60 people nationwide. For each manufacturer—Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson—only one-tenth of 000% of all people reported side effects.

Adverse Reactions

Side effects are not uncommon, but so many people experiencing immediate reactions are unusual. Vaccination clinics require people to stay with them for a while so they can make sure they don't have serious allergic reactions, although they are extremely rare.

Symptoms that may be related to the flu, such as fever, headaches and muscle aches, usually appear two days after vaccination. Fatigue, headache and muscle pain last on average two days, nausea and fever - one.

Overall, about 2% of Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients report "serious" side effects, most commonly fatigue, muscle pain, and fever. Given this figure, reactions in Colorado, North Carolina and Georgia may not be unusual, except that they appeared much faster after injection than usual.

Other problems

Another challenge facing Johnson & Johnson is distribution. Next week, the company will sharply reduce supplies to the states by 86%.

Johnson & Johnson had to throw away 15 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine last month because the batch did not meet quality standards. The loss of anticipated vaccines has become a more serious problem for the military because they were intended to be shipped overseas, since this vaccine only needs one dose and does not require the strict temperature control that others do.

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Dr. David Agus warns Americans against panic.

“The current vaccines that are available to the public work against all variants of the virus,” he explained. “Science wins here.” Therefore, I think that by June we will overcome this virus in the United States and reach a new level here.”

CDC reaction

“CDC is aware of several cases of vaccine recipients experiencing dizziness, weakness, rapid breathing and sweating symptoms after receiving COVID-19 vaccination in Iowa, Colorado, Georgia and North Carolina,” said Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spokeswoman Kristen Nordlund. writes CNN.

At this time, the CDC and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) "are not recommending that health departments stop administering the COVID-19 vaccine," the statement said. “The CDC reviewed the vaccine batches and found no cause for concern.”

Serious side effects of the vaccine are rare, and many people experience no side effects at all.

But the CDC said, “Some people will have pain or swelling at the injection site, fever, chills, or headache. They usually don't last long and are a sign that your body is building defenses. "

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