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An increasing number of clinics offering COVID-19 vaccines nationwide broke down this week after people who received the Johnson & Johnson shot reported an “adverse reaction”.
Federal health officials evaluated incidents in Georgia, Iowa, Colorado and North Carolina, but found no cause for concern.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday night analyzed the vaccine party on the latest website to report reactions, the PNC Arena Clinic in Wake County, North Carolina, after 18 people had reactions during the required monitoring period after vaccination. earlier in the day.
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Out of more than 2,300 Johnson & Johnson vaccine admissions, 14 patients, according to provincial officials, suffered ‘minor reactions’ and were ‘treated on the spot’. Four others were transported to hospitals for observation and all but one have already been released.
Officials did not disclose the types of reactions, but said it was consistent with the known common side effects of the vaccine.
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Following the reactions reported, the state and the Department of Health and Human Services in North Carolina interrupted “out of an abundance of caution” while the issue was investigated.
The CDC determined within a few hours that there was no cause for concern and recommended that the vaccine be administered.
However, the news came just a day after two other vaccine sites, one in Colorado and another in Georgia, also reported side effects.
On Wednesday, 13 people had adverse reactions to Johnson & Johnson vaccines at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado. Although less than 1% of the more than 1,700 people responded, the site still went on strike for the day, The Denver Gazette reports.
“Out of a plethora of caution,” the Georgia Department of Health also suspended Johnson & Johnson vaccines at the Cumming Fairgrounds site after eight people, including Wednesday, experienced adverse reactions. One person was sent to a local hospital for evaluation while the seven people were monitored on the premises before being sent home.
Health officials in Georgia are investigating what caused the reactions, but do not believe there is anything wrong with the vaccine, Dr. Kathleen Toomey, commissioner of the health department, said.
A Johnson & Johnson spokesman told FOX Business that after receiving reports of adverse reactions, the company “gathered necessary information and thoroughly assessed the events” before sharing its findings with federal health authorities.
“It is part of the established process to inform health authorities’ comprehensive surveillance programs that monitor the overall safety of medicines, as well as the vaccines that are allowed against this pandemic,” the spokesman said.
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Yet Wake County officials tried to reassure the public on Thursday, saying more than 4.5 million people across the country had already received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and that ‘reactions are expected’.
| Ticker | Safety | Last | Alter | Alter% |
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| JNJ | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 161.20 | -1.84 | -1.13% |
“What is important is that our patients are monitored here with us and that medical staff are here in our clinics to respond to these rare events,” said Dr. Kim McDonald, medical director of Wake County, said.
Officials said all appointments at the North Carolina clinic had been switched to the Pfizer vaccine, officials said, adding that all patients had been notified in advance.