OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – “Someone in Oklahoma is 100 instances extra more likely to die in a automotive crash than to get a blood clot from the J and J vaccine,” mentioned Dr. Aaron Wendelboe, Affiliate Professor of Epidemiology, College of Oklahoma.
In keeping with federal well being officers, out of 6.8 million Individuals who acquired Johnson and Johnson’s vaccine, six girls ranging in age from 18 to 48 have been affected by blood clots.
The circumstances confirmed up about six to 13 days after they acquired their Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
“They’ve critical signs extreme complications, confusion, comma, seizure, even stroke-like signs,” mentioned Dr. Dale Bratzler, O.U. Chief Covid Officer.
Bratzler says at this level we do not know what triggered this response to the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.
“It might be genetic, it might be environmental, it might be some underlying medical situation. We do not know,” mentioned Bratzler.
Deputy Well being Commissioner Keith Reed says do not count on this pause in use of the vaccine to have a major influence on vaccination distribution in our state.
“We’ll simply proceed to adapt. This whole response is about adapting to the logistical challenges and right here is one other one which has come up,” mentioned Reed.
The State of Oklahoma has acquired 125,000 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. About 62,000 have been administered or about 2.5 p.c of Oklahoma’s complete COVID-19 vaccinations.
State leaders say not one of the circumstances of blood clots have been present in our state. The FDA now recommends those that have gotten the Johnson & Johnson vaccine be monitored for 3 weeks.
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