CUMMING, GA – After several people had adverse reactions, including one sent to the hospital, health officials suspended the vaccination on one Cumming website.
The Georgia Department of Health said Friday that the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine at the Cumming Fairgrounds is being halted, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution. This comes after eight people who were vaccinated there on Wednesday had adverse reactions, including one person who was sent to hospital and later released.
Health officials said the decision to stop the spread was due to the number of people affected, with 425 people receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Wednesday.
The Department of Public Health said they had not reported any previous adverse reactions.
“There is no reason to believe that there is anything wrong with the vaccine itself, and other people who have received the J&J vaccine need not worry,” said the DPJ commissioner, dr. Kathleen Toomey, said the AJC. “We are investigating what happened and what could have caused the reactions, including the conditions at the fair, such as heat and the ability to keep the site cool.”
The AJC reported that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is also evaluating the incidents in Georgia and three other states, officials said.