State and local officials are urging residents to remain calm as health leaders learn about and respond to new data showing that six women have developed rare blood clots after receiving the J&J COVID-19 vaccine. Gov. Mike DeWine discussing the J&J vaccine developmentsPhoto: Ohio Channel State and local officials are urging residents to remain calm as health leaders learn about and respond to new data showing that six women have developed rare blood clots after receiving the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. As CityBeat reported earlier, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended on April 13 that vaccine distributors temporarily pause administering the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine while the agencies review the six instances of post-vaccination blood clots. The CDC says that nearly 7 million doses of the J&J vaccine have been administered since its emergency authorization in late February. These…
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